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Captain James T. Bush Seminar

  • March 02, 2012
  • 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Hilton Naples, 5111 Tamiami Trail North Naples, FL 34103
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THE NAPLES COUNCIL WILL PRESENT THE BI-ANNUAL CAPTAIN JAMES T. BUSH SEMINAR WITH THE NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE ON FRIDAY, MARCH 2ND, AT THE HILTON NAPLES.

9:30
: Welcome and Introductions

9:40: Dr. Bernard Cole: “A Newly Aggressive China”? It is clear that China’s military continues to modernize and her economy continues to grow. Adding a more active Foreign policy, the obvious question is: What does that mean for the United States and her Allies?

Dr. Cole teaches Sino-American Relations and Maritime Strategy at the National War College. His primary research focus is on Chinese Military and Asian Energy issues. Dr. Cole served 30 years as a Surface Warfare Officer in the Navy, all in the Pacific. He commanded the frigate USS RATHBURNE and Destroyer Squadron 35 and served as Special Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations for Expeditionary Warfare.

10:40: Brief Coffee Break

10:50: Dr. Cynthia Watson: “Latin America; A Tale of Two

Policies”. Keeping an eagle eye North of Panama and a watchful eye on China, Russia and Iran, new partners South of the Canal, what does that forecast for U.S. policy in the region?

Our Latin American expert, Dr. Watson has been a member of the National War College faculty for the last 20 years. Raised in Thailand and Colombia, she received her Master’s Degree in Economic History from the London School of Economics and a Doctorate in Government and International Studies from the University of Notre Dame. Today she is Chairwoman of the Department of Security Studies at the National War College and currently serves on the Editorial Board of “Third World Quarterly”.

11:50: Luncheon Break: Please gather your belongings, and place them on your chair so that staff may serve lunch. You will return to your same seats.

12N: Luncheon with Keynote Speaker: Rear Admiral Patrick Martin, Chief of the French Liaison Detachment at U.S. Central Command.

“France’s Role in the Fight Against Piracy in the Indian Ocean: A Twenty Nation Joint Effort”.

Admiral Martin’s posting to US Central Command comes on the heels of his appointment as Military Advisor to the French Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the UN Security Council in New York. After spending 18 years at sea, his posts have included the French Military Mission at SACEUR, the NATO Defense College and planning responsibilities focused on the Middle East. He has been awarded the Legion of Honor in the rank of “Officer” and the National Order of Merit in the rank of “Commander”.

1:30: Dean E. Pfoltzer: “The Army Future Years Defense Program”. The Defense Department’s current strategic guidance was driven by the approaching end of a decade of war, a changing technological and geopolitical landscape, and the national security imperative of deficit reduction. How will we continue to reassure our European partners and what is the “face” of the new military?

Dean Pfoltzer is Deputy Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation at the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8 Headquarters, Department of the Army. He has worked for the US Navy, Marine Corps, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense as well as the US Army where his “military rank” would be equivalent to a Major General. His broad responsibilities cover the full breadth of all Army program efforts to include analysis, development, integration and reporting.

2:30: Brief Coffee Break

2:40: Dr. Samuel Liles: “Cyber Security: A 21st Century Imperative”. Cyber warfare is a new and widely growing field of conflict that can take many forms, placing great importance on conceptual analysis.

Dr. Liles has his doctorate in technology from Purdue, where he teaches, specializing in computer forensics. He also teaches at the National Defense University, has more than 30 years experience in information and technology, but not all of his experience is esoteric! He is also a Marine and has worked in law enforcement to acquire a broad understanding of the physical security domain.

Captain James T. Bush, in whose honor this seminar is named, commanded the USS Simon Bolivar, a Nuclear Submarine, during his distinguished U.S. Navy career. He was President of the Naples Council on World Affairs, 2000-2001.

THIS IS A NON-REFUNDABLE EVENT

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