The Foreign Policy Initiative's annual forum is tomorrow in Washington, D.C. "The full lineup and link to RSVP is here and below. Forum is free, on-the-record and open to the public. To follow the Forum, folks should use #FPIForum. We are also taking questions via Twitter," says FPI in an email. Details here:
Tuesday, October 22 9:00am - 3:00pm Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium 1301 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20240 9:00am: Choosing to Lead - A Conversation with General John R. Allen Welcome: Christopher J. Griffin, Executive Director, Foreign Policy Initiative General John R. Allen, USMC (Ret.) Moderator: Thomas M. Donnelly, American Enterprise Institute 9:45am: What Defense Does America Need? Rudy deLeon, Center for American Progress and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Amb. Eric Edelman, FPI Board Director and former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Dov S. Zakheim, Center for Naval Analyses and former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer) Moderator: Bradley Peniston, Editor, Armed Forces Journal 10:45am: Coffee Break 11:00am: The Crisis in Syria Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ranking Member, House Committee on Foreign Affairs Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Moderator: David Ignatius, Associate Editor and Columnist, Washington Post 12:00pm: Lunch All Forum Attendees Invited 1:00pm: Afghanistan 2014: What are the Stakes? Dr. Seth G. Jones, Associate Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center, RAND Corporation Dr. Frederick W. Kagan, Director, American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project Dr. Ashley J. Tellis, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Moderator: Lara Logan, 60 Minutes Correspondent, CBS News 2:00pm: Assessing the Asia Rebalance H.E. Kim Beazley, Australian Ambassador to the United States Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R-VA), Chairman, House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces Mr. Shigeo Yamada, Political Minister, Embassy of Japan Moderator: Josh Rogin, Senior Correspondent for National Security and Politics, The Daily Beast
There's also a private dinner with General Petraeus tomorrow night. Seats remain available, I'm told. Contact FPI for more details.