affordable world security conference
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With limited security resources, the United States and other countries must weigh competing priorities and find new ways to ensure comprehensive human security. The Affordable World Security Conference will convene top thinkers and a distinguished guest list to identify challenges and develop solutions. Initiated by the W.P. Carey Foundation with the collaboration of the EastWest Institute, the conference will be held on March 27ñ28 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. ñ directly between the White House and the U.S. Capitol. In an important election season, the Affordable World Security conference will put the full range of human security priorities and critical choices on the agenda and offer new ways forward.TRANSCRIPT
ChoiCe Points for AmericA& the worldmArch 27 - 28, 2012wAshington, d.c. www.affordableworldsecurity.org
the ideas, institutions and strategies of the 20th century are ill-suited to confront 21st century challenges. the growing world population creates transnational threats to human security, including an unprecedented level of competition for resources and environmental degradation. meanwhile, the risk of military confrontation, the threat posed by non-state actors, and the proliferation of nontraditional weapons have not subsided.
with limited security resources, the United states and other countries must weigh competing priorities and find new ways to ensure comprehensive human security. the Affordable World security Conference will convene top thinkers and a distinguished guest list to identify challenges and develop solutions. initiated by the w.P. carey foundation with the collaboration of the eastwest institute, the conference will be held on march 27-28 at the newseum in washington, d.c. – directly between the white house and the U.s. capitol.
in an important election season, the Affordable World security Conference will put the full range of human security priorities and critical choices on the agenda and offer new ways forward.
FACinG neW ReALities: AssUring secUritY in the 21st centUrY
economics
enVironment
hUmAnitY
conference toPiCs
Dr. Joseph stiglitz nobel laureate, economics
Jim Cliftonchairman and ceo, gallup
Lester Brownfounder and President, earth Policy institute
Wolfgang Lutz founding direc-tor, wittgenstein centre for demog-raphy and global human capital
Dr. sylvia earleformer chief scientist, U.s. national oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Martin Leesformer secretary general, club of rome
natural resources, interdependence and the struggle for everyday stability in life are important to every citizen of every country.
from climate change to food and water supply to natural disasters, the natural environment is critical to human security.
seven billion people with growing needs and dreams require healthcare, education, and freedom from domination.learn more at:
affordableworldsecurity.org
technologY
defense
confirmed sPeAKeRs
Jim Cliftonchairman and ceo, gallup
Chas Freemanformer Assistant secretary of defense for international security Affairs
Dr. Linda Bilmes Professor, harvard Kennedy school
Dr. Bates Gill director, siPri
Andrew Bacevich director of international studies, Boston University
Michael t. Klare hampshire college
Lester Brownfounder and President, earth Policy institute
Martin Leesformer secretary general, club of rome
Dana Priest Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, washington Post
Khalid Malikspecial Advisor to UndP Africa
sir David Kingdirector, smith school of enterprise and the environment, oxford University
Fred Guterlexecutive editor, scientific American
Dr. William R. Polksenior director, william P. carey foundation
John edwin Mroz President and ceo.eastwest institute
Michael haydenformer director, ciA and nsA
Pierre spreyformer special Assistant to the Assistant secre-tary of defense for systems Analysis
Carl horst hahn chairman emeritus, Volkswagen group
Marc Perrin de Brichambautformer secretary general, osce
seven billion people with growing needs and dreams require healthcare, education, and freedom from domination.
communication, transportation, and ener-gy have tied the world together, and more innovation will help build a better future.
national defense is an important policy area to understand costs, trade-offs and priorities in security.
March 27-28, 2012newseUm, Knight conference center,
washington, dc
A project of the w. P. carey foundation and the eastwest institute
William R. Polk, conference chairman
contact: [email protected]
online: affordableworldsecurity.org
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dAY 1mArch 27
Affordable security: Challenge and opportunity
the world today faces unprecedented chal-lenges from a growing population, increased re-source scarcity and economic instability; it also faces military competition, nuclear proliferation and rising concerns about cybersecurity. All of these are transnational problems that demand transnational solutions. By examining our prior-ities and taking stock of our resources, we can build a new, affordable approach to security.
the security We Are Getting: the Balance Between traditional Defense and new Challenges
At a time of increasingly tight budgets, spending on traditional security concerns is increasingly in competition with broader domestic spending needs. two critical questions now arise: first, what strategies and measures will assure world security in the 21st century? second, how can we weigh the competing calls for traditional defense and efforts on emerging problems?
Affordable security: Financial and economic Realities
in order to build more comprehensive security, we must understand our resources and priori-ties. in a time of economic turmoil, financial resources can be diminished or uncertain. investments in both traditional and human se-curity are needed, but real solutions must come from a solid understanding of today’s complex policy and economic environment.
new Challenges: human safety and sustainable security
security today cannot come at the expense of security tomorrow. long-term planning is needed to “win the future,” and the earth will be a beneficiary of any effective comprehensive security program. without the food, water and energy resources that fuel human society, tradi-tional defense is meaningless. sustainability is a core part of the security picture.
dAY 2mArch 28
how Do We Reform the Domestic Policy Frame-work: Working towards a Coherent Response
who will be the reformers? many countries view security as essentially an international issue, but a more comprehensive security needs domestic co-ordination—and leadership. Affordable security de-mands a search for cooperative strategies among foreign and domestic policymakers, between the private and public sector, and among countries that often disagree.
new strategies and Concepts for Moving Forward
entrepreneurs drive changes in business, and social entrepreneurs can drive social change. the task be-fore future strategists is to leverage what we have in innovative ways to guarantee the security the world needs. the challenge for strategists is to facilitate cooperation among nontraditional security guaran-tors in the private sector and in government.
China and America: the Pivotal Relationship for Affordable security
the world’s two largest economies share an ocean and a future. will they build a secure future world? U.s. arms sales to taiwan and the pricing of the renminbi are only two of several contentious issues in current U.s.-china relations. the future calls for increased interaction between these two countries in a changing international context. how can china and the United states build the necessary trust to defuse tensions and cooperate in key areas of mutual concern?