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Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories

Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy

IGCC Progam on U.S. National Security

Note: Information provided is for 2007 program. 2008 program information will be available in December 2007.

2007 Calendar of Events


Week One: Foreign Policy, National Security, and the Opinion-Forming Process
Week Two: Terrorism and National Security: Military, Intelligence, and Counterterrorism
Week Three: U.S. Foreign Policy and Regional Security
Week Four: One World: Globalization, Technological Leadership, and Non-Traditional Security
Week Five: Study Tour to Northern California
Week Six: Study Tour to Washington, D.C.

2006 calendar


Week One: Foreign Policy, National Security, and
the Opinion-Forming Process

Friday, January 19 and Saturday, January 20

All day

Fellows arrive in San Diego.

Sunday, January 21

10:30 a.m.

Meet outside of Regents La Jolla apartments for transport to campus.

11:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

Orientation to the United States, UCSD, IGCC, and the National Security Program
Raymond Clark, IGCC
Horst Hoffman, UCSD International Office
Emily Maxon, Director of International House
Location: Social Science Building Room 107 (SSB 107)

Notes: Lunch will be provided, as well as transportation to and from Regents La Jolla.

3:00 p.m. –4:30 p.m.

Guided tour of UCSD campus.

4:30 p.m. –6:30 p.m. Opening Reception
Mandeville Suite, Tioga Hall

Monday, January 22

9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.

Meet at Student Business Services for campus IDs.
Walk to IGCC .

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Welcome and Overview of Program, Goals, and Objectives
Susan Shirk, UCSD
Raymond Clark, IGCC

Location: SSB 107

11: a.m.–12 p.m.

Campus ID and Computer Accounts
Gary Hoffman
Location: IR/PS Computer Lab

1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.

Terrorism and 9/11: The Changing Landscape for National Security Decision-Making
Susan Shirk, UCSD
Harold Palmer Smith, UC Berkeley

Location: Fourth Floor Conference Room, RIMAC

Tuesday, January 23

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

U.S. Foreign Policy and the National Security Decision-Making Process: Part I
Richard Feinberg, UCSD
Location: SSB 107

1:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

U.S. Foreign Policy and the National Security Decision-Making Process: Part II
Richard Feinberg, UCSD
Location: Fourth Floor Conference Room, RIMAC

6:45 p.m.–8:00 p.m.

State of the Union Speech by President Bush, followed by group discussion
John Rielly, UCSD/Northwestern University
Robinson 3201

Wednesday, January 24

9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Panel Discussion: Congress, the Executive Branch, and American Politics in National Security Policymaking
Moderator: Susan Shirk, UCSD
Mathew McCubbins, UCSD
Samuel Popkin, UCSD

Location: DCR

1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Discussion: The National Security Strategy of the United States
John Rielly, UCSD/Northwestern University
Location: Fourth Floor Conference Room, RIMAC

1:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Introduction to Scholarly Project: National Security Council Simulation
Location: Fourth Floor Conference Room, RIMAC

Thursday, January 25

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

The Role of Non-Profits, Think Tanks, and Academia in Advising the Government
Henry Abarbanel, UCSD
Susan Shirk, UCSD
Location: SSB 107

1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

The Role of the Media and Public Opinion in Shaping National Security Policy
Sam Popkin, UCSD
Dan Hallin, UCSD

Location: DCR

Friday, January 26

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

National Security Program Fellows Discussion
Susan Shirk, UCSD, program faculty, UCSD faculty, and students
Location: SSB 107

1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

National Security Program Fellows Discussion
Susan Shirk, UCSD, program faculty, UCSD faculty, and students
Location: Gardner Auditorium

Saturday, January 27

8:30 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.

Tour of the USS Nimitz (nuclear-powered aircraft carrier) and presentation on U.S. Navy capabilities

Sunday, January 28

No events planned.


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Week Two: Terrorism and National Security: Military, Intelligence, and Counterterrorism

Monday, January 29

9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.

Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency: Special Operations Forces Indirect Approach
LTC Fred Krawchuk, SOCPAC
Location: SSB 107

1:30 p.m.4:00 p.m.

Military Perspectives on the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Paul Hughes, U.S. Institute for Peace

Location: Fourth Floor Conference Room, RIMAC

Tuesday, January 30

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.

Optional: Orientation to the UC and UCSD Library System and Resources
Harold Colson, IR/PS Library
Location: IR/PS Computer lab

Afternoon

Free time

Wednesday, January 31
9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.

The FBI, Domestic Counterterrorism, and U.S. National Security
Patrick Connolly, Mira Costa College
Location: Fourth Floor Conference Room, RIMAC

1:30 p.m.4:00 p.m.

Terrorism and Economic Development
Eli Berman, UCSD/IGCC
Location: Fourth Floor Conference Room, RIMAC

Evening

IGCC National Security Seminar Series (Fellows 1 & 2)
Location: TBD

Thursday, February 1
Morning

Free time

1:30 p.m.4:00 p.m.

U.S. Military Basing in the Middle East
Andy Terrill, U.S. Army War College
Location: Fourth Floor Conference Room, RIMAC

6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Evening Fireside Chat: Nuclear Weapons: A 60-Year Perspective
Herb York, UCSD
Location: Mandeville Suite, Tioga Hall

Friday, February 2
9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.

Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Terrorism
Michael May, Stanford University
Bill Potter, Monterey Institute for International Studies

Location: SSB 107
1:30 p.m.4:00 p.m.

U.S. Intelligence Community: Practice, Policies and Politics
C. Wes Spain, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Jeff Richelson, National Security Archive (invited)

Location: SSB 107

Saturday, February 3
Cultural Trip: Balboa Park and museums

Sunday, February 4

All day No events planned.

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Week Three: U.S. Foreign Policy and Regional Security

Monday, February 5

9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.

The United States as a Global Power: Challenges and Opportunities
David Lake, UCSD
Location: SSB 107

1:30 p.m.4:00 p.m.

Regional Security: The Middle East
Steven Spiegel, UCLA
Location: DCR

Tuesday, February 6

9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.

Regional Security: The China Challenge
Susan Shirk, UCSD
Tai-Ming Cheung, IGCC

Location: SSB 107

1:30 p.m.4:00 p.m.

National Security Case Study: North Korea and WMDs
Susan Shirk, UCSD
Stephan Haggard, UCSD

Location: Fourth Floor Conference Room, RIMAC

Wednesday, February 7
9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.

Free time.

Optional: UCSD Bookstore Event

1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Group Project Discussion
Location: SSB 107

Thursday, February 8
9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.

Panel: Regional Security: South and Central America
Richard Feinberg, UCSD
Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow, IOA

Location: Fourth Floor Conference Room, RIMAC

Afternoon

Free time.

7:00 p.m.

National Security Fellows Seminar Series (Fellows 3 &4)
Location: DCR

Friday, February 9
9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.

Regional Security: South Asia
Neil Joeck, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Location: Fourth Floor Conference Room, RIMAC

1:30 p.m.4:00 p.m. Debate: The Future of NATO and the Transatlantic Alliance
Bill Chandler, UCSD
John Rielly, UCSD/Northwestern

National Security Fellows
Location: DCR

Saturday, February 10
Optional Trip: San Diego Harbor Cruise and Whale Watch

Sunday, February 11

All day

No events planned.

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Week Four: One World: Globalization, Technological Leadership, and Non-traditional Security

Monday, February 12

9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.

International Energy Security
Robert Price, International Risk Strategies LLC
Location: Fourth Floor Conference Room, RIMAC

1:30 p.m.4:00 p.m.

Cybersecurity and the Global Cyberinfrastructure
Peter Cowhey, UCSD
Michael Kleeman, UCSD

Location: Fourth Floor Conference Room, RIMAC

Tuesday, February 13

9:00 a.m.11:00 a.m. Panel: The Importance of Innovation and Technological Leadership in U.S. National Security
Lewis Branscomb, UCSD
Arthur Ellis, VC for Research at UCSD (invited)

Location: SSB 107
1:30 p.m.4:00 p.m.

Chemical/Biological Weapons and U.S. National Security
Raymond Clark, IGCC
Location TBD

Wednesday, February 14
9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.

Global Health, Existing and Emerging Infectious Disease, and U.S. National Security
Thomas Novotny, UCSF
Sam Bozzette, RAND Corporation/UCSD

Location: SSB 107

1:30 p.m.4:00 p.m.

Disparate Voices: American Views of Globalization
Barry Naughton, UCSD
Location: Fourth Floor Conference Room, RIMAC
Evening IGCC National Security Seminar Series (Fellows 5 & 6)
Location: DCR

Thursday, February 15
9:00 a.m.112:00 a.m.

U.S.-Mexico Border Security in a Post-9/11 World
David Shirk, UCSD (invited)
Location: Fourth Floor Conference Room, RIMAC

Afternoon

Visit to U.S.-Mexico Border and discussion with U.S. Border Patrol
Evening Discussion with Border Activist Group

Friday, February 16
9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.

Presentation of Final Project
Location: DCR

1:30 p..m.2:30 p.m.

Logistics Meeting for Study Tour
Location: TBD

Saturday, February 17
 

Tour of Naval Submarine Base, San Diego (tentative)

Sunday, February 18

4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

Farewell Reception
Martin Johnson House

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Week Five: Study Tour to Northern California

Monday, February 19

Morning

Leave for Monterey, CA (air travel)

University Holiday

Tuesday, February 20

All day

Monterey Institute for International Studies
Host: William Potter
Schedule TBD

Wednesday, February 21
Morning

Free time in Monterey

Afternoon Bus departs for San Francisco
Evening Free time in San Francisco

Thursday, February 22
All day

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Talks sponsored by the Center for Global Security Research (CGSR)

Friday, February 23
Morning-Early afternoon

Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley
Hosts: Steven Weber, Harry Kreisler

Late afternoon-Evening Free time in San Francisco

Saturday, February 24
All day

Free time in San Francisco

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Week Six: Study Tour to Washington, D.C.

Please note: The Washington Tour schedule is very tentative at this time. We will update this portion as we schedule events.

Sunday, February 25

Fly to Washington, D.C.

Free time.

Monday, February 26

Morning

Briefings at UCDC
Bruce Cain, Director of UCDC
Scott Sudduth, Director of UC Federal Relations

Afternoon The U.S. Senate
Briefings by committee staff/members of the Senate Foreign Relations and Intelligence Committees

Optional: Tour of Senate/House Office Complexes

Tuesday, February 27
Morning

National Security Council staff briefing
Possible briefers include terrorism and East Asia staffs (Michael Green); possible greeting by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley
Location: Old Executive Office Building

Afternoon The U.S. House of Representatives
Briefings by committee staff/members of the House International Relations and Armed Services Committees

Wednesday, February 28
Morning Briefings at CIA or NSA Headquarters

Afternoon

CSIS
Greeting by Kurt Campbell; briefing by International Security Program/Russia and Eurasia Program
Evening Tickets for optional cultural event

Thursday, March 1
Morning

Briefings at U.S. State Department

Afternoon

Debrief by DoS staff

Congressional Research Service
Briefing on counterterrorism

Friday, March 2
Morning 

U.S. Department of Defense:
Joint Chiefs of Staff/J-5 (planning)

Role of JCS in policy process
Rear Adm. William Sullivan, Deputy Director J-5

OSD/ISA
Quadrennial Defense Review, planning for the future

Afternoon

National War College
Briefing on national security operations by Michael Mazarr

Saturday, March 3

All day

Free time in Washington, D.C.

Optional facilitated tours:
Guided tour of Congress (Sen. Boxer's staff)
Guided tour of White House (Sen. Feinstein's staff)

Sunday, March 4

Program complete. Depart from United States

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