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KQV Global Press Conference
Hunting for a Decade: Reflections on the Search for Osama bin Laden
May 25, 2013
This half-hour radio program will feature Peter Bergen, National Security Analyst for CNN Author of Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden – from 9/11 to Abbottabad. He will discuss "Hunting for a Decade: Reflections on the Search for Osama bin Laden" with host Council President, Dr. Steven E. Sokol.
KQV Global Press Conference
Hunting for a Decade: Reflections on the Search for Osama bin Laden
May 26, 2013
This half-hour radio program will feature Peter Bergen, National Security Analyst for CNN Author of Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden – from 9/11 to Abbottabad. He will discuss "Hunting for a Decade: Reflections on the Search for Osama bin Laden" with host Council President, Dr. Steven E. Sokol.
Political Salon
Reflections on the Boston Marathon Bombing
Defending the Indefensible: The Militarization of the Civilian Realm Since 9/11
May 28, 2013
The attack in Boston is a sobering reminder of the nexus between public safety, national security, and personal liberty. How should Americans respond to tragedies like Boston? In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, join the Council and a veteran journalist for a timely discussion on safeguarding our civilians and what it means to be safe in the United States.
Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Osama bin Laden
Videoconference
May 30, 2013
September 11, 2001, and May 2, 2011, are two seminal dates seared in the American national consciousness, but what really happened over ten, long years? Join the Council in this videoconference for high school students as a leading expert on national security and foreign policy examines the fact and fiction behind the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
Public Policy Discussion and Luncheon on the Occasion of the 82nd Annual Meeting
Learning from Abbottabad: Combating Global Terrorism in a Post 9/11 World
May 30, 2013
Since bin Laden’s death, the manhunt for one the world’s most notorious terrorists has been a compelling story. From personal accounts of the Navy Seals who carried out the Abbottabad raid to the Oscar-nominated film, Zero Dark Thirty, there are many details that are difficult to grasp. Join the Council as a leading expert on national security and foreign policy examines the fact and fiction behind the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
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