WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Brookings Institution:
Opportunity 08: The Long War on Terrorism and Struggle Against Extremism Wednesday, September 19, 2007 12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Hilton Embassy Row Ambassador Room 2015 Massachusetts Ave, NW Washington, DCThe terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 , increased the urgency of developing strategies to address the short- and long-term threats of terrorism, while sustaining America's role as a force for prosperity and stability abroad and at home. With the U.S. engaged in fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan , and continuing to face "a persistent and evolving terrorist threat" from al Qaeda, national security and combating terrorism are at the forefront of the 2008 presidential campaign. On September 19 , the Opportunity 08 project at the Brookings Institution hosts influential policy advisors in its fifth forum on the nation's most pressing policy challenges.
Participants include Anthony Blinken, staff director for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and an advisor to Senator Joseph R. Biden , Jr. (D- Del.); Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.), the ranking member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and an advisor to former Gov. Mitt Romney (R- Mass.); and Randy Scheunemann , a foreign policy and national security analyst who has been a long-time advisor to Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.). They will examine how the politically charged issues of extremism and terrorism can -- and should -- affect next year's election. Brookings Senior Fellow Michael O'Hanlon, director of Opportunity 08, will moderate the discussion.
The event will also include Brookings Fellow Hady Amr, and Senior Fellows Philip H. Gordon, Peter W. Rodman, and Tamara Cofman Wittes.
Opportunity 08 aims to help presidential candidates and the public focus on critical issues facing the nation, providing ideas, policy forums, and information on a broad range of domestic and foreign policy questions.
Panel One: Presidential Politics and The War on Terror Moderator: Michael O'Hanlon Brookings Senior Fellow and Opportunity 08 Director Panelists: U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) Ranking Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Anthony BlinkenStaff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Randy ScheunemannPrincipal, Orion Strategies LLCPanel Two: The Challenge of the Global War on Terror and Its Implications For U.S. National Security
Moderator: Michael O'Hanlon Brookings Senior Fellow and Opportunity 08 Director Panelists: Hady Amr Brookings Fellow Peter W. RodmanBrookings Senior Fellow Philip H. Gordon Brookings Senior Fellow Tamara Cofman Wittes Brookings Senior FellowRSVP: Please call the Brookings Office of Communications, 202-797-6105, or visit http://onlinepressroom.net/brookings/
SOURCE Brookings Institution
