After twenty years of US military engagement, Afghanistan seems more fragile than ever. What can the US government learn from this $2 trillion investment and other counterterrorism efforts? In the most vulnerable parts of the world, where violent conflict, climate change, and migration often intersect, can America invest strategically to promote stability? Can lawmakers integrate diplomacy, foreign aid, and international cooperation with national security interests? At this session top officials from the U.S. Departments of State and Defense, and the U.S. International Agency for Development, will join conflict prevention and peacebuilding experts to discuss a possible new paradigm for foreign policy in fragile states.
Registration
This panel is part of the Keough School's Dignity and Development Forum, which will include thought-provoking talks from prominent world leaders, investigations of important proposals by scholars and practitioners, and much more.
The Notre Dame campus community is invited to attend in person, and no registration is required.
If you are not on campus, we welcome you to join remotely. Please register for the forum to get access to this panel.
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Panelists
Anne A. Witkowsky
Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, US Department of State
James Saenz
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Stabilization Policy, US Department of Defense
Robert Jenkins
Assistant to the Administrator for the Bureau for Conflict Prevention and Stabilization
Lise Grande
CEO, United States Institute of Peace
Discussants
Josefina Echavarria Alvarez, Keough School of Global Affairs
Annie Pforzheimer, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Lisa Schirch, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
Ryan Seeley, Mercy Corps
Paul B. Stares, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations
Paul Turner, Fund for Peace
Erol Yayboke, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Moderator
Maura Policelli, Executive Director, Keough School Washington Office
Reception
The Notre Dame campus community is welcome to join us for a reception at 4:00 p.m., following this discussion. Refreshments will be served.