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Conferences
A New Maritime Strategy for 21st-Century National Security
The thirty-seventh IFPA-Fletcher conference on national security strategy and policy was held at Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., on September 26-27, 2007. For more information visit www.ifpafletcherconference.com.
Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Forces in 21st-Century Deterrence: Implementing the New Triad
The thirty-sixth IFPA-Fletcher conference on national security strategy and policy, “Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Forces in 21 st-Century Deterrence: Implementing the New Triad,” was held at the Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C., on December 14-15, 2005. More...…
The 35th IFPA-Fletcher Conference on
National Security Strategy
and Policy:
Planning for and Responding to
Threats
to the U.S. Homeland
On October 28-29, 2004, IFPA convened a conference in Washington, D.C., that brought together senior U.S. and foreign officials and non-government experts to discuss homeland security and homeland defense since 9/11 and future challenges including U.S. vulnerabilities, intelligence requirements for homeland defense/security, defending against WMD threats, and strengthening international cooperation. More…
34th Annual IFPA-Fletcher Conference on
National Security
and Policy:
Security Planning and Military Transformation
after Iraqi Freedom
Convened by IFPA in Washington, D .C. on December 2-3, 2003, with the cosponsorship of the U .S . Navy, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, and The Fletcher School, Tufts University, this conference examined the changing post-9/11 context of security planning; issues shaping the 2005 Quadrennial Defense Review process; service perspectives on transformation for the new era; and, coalition operations and alliance transformation. More...
Nuclear Energy and Science for the 21st Century
Atoms for Peace Plus 50
Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of President Eisenhower’s “Atoms for Peace” speech, this conference, which was convened by IFPA in Washington, D.C. with the cosponsorship of the Department of Energy and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library & Museum, addressed the impact and legacy of the “Atoms for Peace” concept, the current and future role of nuclear energy, the challenges of controlling and accounting for existing fissile material, and the horizons of discovery for nuclear medicine. More...
Taiwan Security and Air Power
IFPA co-sponsored this conference in Taipei, Republic of China (ROC) on January 9, 2003, providing an opportunity for discussion of the potential role of airpower in undergirding the defense of Taiwan, the cross-strait balance of power, air power modernization efforts underway in both the ROC and the People's Republic of China, the role of air and missile defense systems in ensuring ROC security, and emerging priorities for the ROC Air Force in the years ahead. More... Agenda
The 33rd IFPA-Fletcher Conference on
National Security Strategy and Policy
On October 16-17, 2002, IFPA, the U.S. Marine Corps, the
Defense Threat Reduction Agency, and The Fletcher School, Tufts University,
cosponsored a major conference in Washington, D.C., that examined evolving
U.S. national security strategy and the role of the instruments of national
power, including military capabilities, in the transformed security environment.
More...
The 32nd IFPA-Fletcher Conference on
National Security Strategy and Policy:
Meeting the Homeland Security Challenge
On March 25-26, 2002, IFPA and The Fletcher School, Tufts University, with the support of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, convened a major conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focusing on the numerous challenges facing the United States as it develops a comprehensive approach to meet existing and emerging homeland security threats with a particular emphasis on maritime terrorism. More...
The 31st IFPA-Fletcher Conference on
National Security Strategy and Policy:
National Security for a New Era - Focusing National Power
In support of the U.S. Army and the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Net Assessment, IFPA and The Fletcher School, Tufts University, convened a conference in Washington, D.C. on November 14-15, 2001, that addressed approaches to focusing U.S. national power across the spectrum of security challenges confronting America including the need to resource military transformation properly. More...
The 30th IFPA-Fletcher Conference on
National Security Strategy and Policy:
Expeditionary Solutions for a Gordian World
This March 2001 conference, organized and convened in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by IFPA and The Fletcher School, Tufts University, with the sponsorship the United States Marine Corps, brought together senior leaders from the executive branch, the military, industry, and academia to discuss issues surrounding future global challenges confronting the United States and solutions to those challenges including the options to provide combatant commanders the requisite expeditionary resources. More || Agenda
Defending the Northeast, the Nation,
and America's Allies from Ballistic Attack
On June 28-29, 2001, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, IFPA convened a major missile defense conference that addressed topics including proliferation and the missile threat; the ABM Treaty; technology options and architectures for missile defense; priorities and programs, timelines, and cost; and allies and coalition partner cooperation. More...
The 29th IFPA-Fletcher Conference on
National Security Strategy and Policy:
National Strategies and Capabilities for a Changing World
In support of the U.S. Army and the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Net Assessment, IFPA and The Fletcher School, Tufts University, convened a conference in Washington, D.C., on November 16-17, 2000, to examine critical security issues facing the new administration including the challenges of the early twenty-first century, the implications of these challenges for national security strategy, and the national and military capabilities needed to execute that strategy. More...
Exercise Eagle Resolve 2000: U.S.- Gulf Cooperation Council
Conference on the Cooperative Defense Initiative and
Consequence Management
Senior military and government officials from the nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the United States met at a conference on May 6-9, 2000, in Manama, Bahrain, organized by IFPA and hosted by U.S. Central Command and the government of Bahrain to address a series of issues related to the Cooperative Defense Initiative with a special focus on consequence management and approaches to cooperation between the GCC and United States in these areas. More...
Responding to Environmental Challenges on the Arabian Peninsula: A Demanding Mission for the Region's Militaries
On April 16-17, 2000, in support of the commander in chief, U.S. Central Command, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, IFPA organized a conference in Muscat, Oman, that examined a series of significant issues related to environmental emergencies and the potential roles that the Gulf Cooperation Council and U.S. military forces may play in responding to them. More...