RELEASE NUMBER: 120221-02
DATE POSTED: FEBRUARY 21, 2012
PRESS RELEASE: Noted military author and strategic adviser to speak at Fort Bragg
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, Feb. 21, 2012) — Members of the public and Fort Bragg community are invited to attend a lecture by Elliot A. Cohen, a Johns Hopkins University professor of strategic studies and the founding director of the Philip Merrill Center of Strategic Studies, at 9 a.m. Feb. 24 in the Kennedy Hall auditorium on Fort Bragg, on the corner of Reilly Rd. and Ardennes St.
Cohen's lecture, part of a year-round distinguished lecture series at Fort Bragg, is titled "Conquered into Liberty: The Enduring Relevance of the Great Warpath for the American Way of War."
Cohen is a guest of the National Defense University's College of International Security Affairs, which hosts a master's degree program for special-operations Soldiers at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School on post.
Cohen is the Robert E. Osgood Professor of Strategic Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of the John Hopkins University, and the founding director of the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies. He received his Bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1977, and his doctorate there in 1982. His books include Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen and Leadership in Wartime (2002) and Military Misfortunes: The Anatomy of Failure in War with John Gooch. From 2007 to 2009 he was Counselor of the Department of State, serving as Secretary Condoleeza Rice's senior adviser on strategic issues. Simon & Schuster published his newest book, Conquered into Liberty, in November 2011.
The College of International Security Affairs is one of National Defense University's five colleges and the Department of Defense flagship for education and the building of partnership capacity in combating terrorism and irregular warfare at the strategic level. CISA prepares students for high-level policy and command and staff responsibilities through a graduate education program. CISA has two locations: the main campus at the National Defense University at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C. and an additional location at Fort Bragg.
CISA's Master of Arts in Strategic Security Studies is a 10-month, 35-credit hour graduate program. Their faculty approach the field of security studies by balancing theory with practical application. CISA's curriculum focuses on the contemporary international security environment, emphasizing the proliferation of non-state actors, complex threats and dimensions, the unprecedented scope and speed of information in the age of the Internet, and the full spectrum of conflict and war, as well as classical concepts of security studies.
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