2012 2013 End of Year Report July 29, 2013
AGS by the Numbers: 1,610 people attended public events o Averaged 120 at the American Grand Strategy Lecture Series o Averaged 250 at the Von der Heyden Fellows Program Endowed Lecture Series o Averaged 1100 at the Ambassador Dave and Kay Phillips Family International Lecture series 240 students met in small group sessions with distinguished visitors 3 lectures in the American Grand Strategy lecture series 5 endowed lectures organized by AGS 4 experiential education opportunities o 1 International Strategic Crisis Negotiations Exercise: The South Caucuses (Organized by the U.S. Army War College) o 1 Virtual Staff Ride: OPERATION ANACONDA (Run by the American Enterprise Institute. Attended by 4 soldiers from the Joint Special Operations Command, headquartered at Fort Bragg, NC. 2 of these veterans participated in the battle.) o 1 Staff Ride: The Battle of Gettysburg o 1 Field Trip to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base 1 AGS Career Night 1 AGS Alumni Breakfast in Washington, DC 1 AGS Information Session 6 U.S. Army Colonels and Lieutenant Colonels interacted with AGS students as part of the UNC-TISS National Security Fellows Program o 1 Fellow took the American Grand Strategy Course **NEW** 2 Fellows from the Federal Bureau of Investigation interacted with AGS students as part of the Duke Counterterrorism and Public Policy Fellowship Program 12 students on the AGS Undergraduate Council 15 Co-sponsored topical programs and conferences 3 AGS Summer Fellows (Financial support to pursue summer research projects, internships, or experiential educational opportunities) Provided monetary support to 9 students to attend the annual Duke Law School Law, Ethics and National Security Conference & Keynote lecture with General James Maddis (USMC) **NEW** Research project on Military Endorsements
AGS Programming: 2012-2013 Academic Year PETER BEINART, Author and Journalist The Crisis of Zionism A Book Talk The American Grand Strategy Lecture Series September 20, 2012 MICHELE FLOURNOY, Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy American Grand Strategy in a Time of Fiscal Constraint The Von der Heyden Fellows Program Endowed Lecture Series September 27, 2012 INAUGURAL YOUNG TURKS AND OTTOMAN SULTANS CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS WORKSHOP October 6-7, 2012 AGS STUDENT DEBATE ON FOREIGN POLICY, moderated by HEATHER HURLBURT (National Security Network) & KORI SCHAKE (Hoover Institution) October 9, 2012 KARL ROVE & HOWARD DEAN What s at Stake for America s Global Role in the 2012 Election? The Ambassador Dave and Kay Phillips Family International Lecture October 22, 2012 AGS CAREER NIGHT Careers in National Security November 15, 2012 ASHTON CARTER, Deputy Secretary of Defense An Address by the Deputy Secretary of Defense The Von der Heyden Fellows Program Endowed Lecture November 29, 2012 THOMAS LEHRMAN Dinner with a Duke Alum January 28, 2013 KURT CAMPBELL, Former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs The Asia Pivot: America s Destiny & the Future of American Power in the Asia-Pacific The Von der Heyden Fellows Program Endowed Lecture February 20, 2013
REBIYA KADEER, President of the World Uyghur Congress Why Should American Grand Strategy Care about the Uyghurs? The American Grand Strategy Lecture Series March 4, 2013 LIEUTENANT GENERAL BRENT SCOWCROFT (USAF, RET)., Former National Security Advisor An Evening with Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft The Von der Heyden Fellows Program Endowed Lecture Series March 20, 2013 STAFF RIDE TO SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE March 22, 2013 OPERATION ANACONDA VIRTUAL STAFF RIDE March 26, 2013 STAFF RIDE: THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG April 12-13, 2013
AGS Co-Sponsored Events: 2012-2013 Academic Year GOVERNOR // AMBASSADOR JON HUNTSMAN America 2012: Challenges and Opportunities (A conversation moderated by AGS Director, Peter Feaver) The Terry Sanford Lecture Series September 10, 2012 ANNUAL TISS NEW FACES CONFERENCE Hosted by the Triangle Institute for Security Studies September 14-15, 2012 DAVID SHULMAN, VISITING SCHOLAR Hosted by the Duke Center for Civic Engagement October 2012 ISAC/ISSS ANNUAL CONFERENCE Hosted by the Triangle Institute for Security Studies on behalf of the International Studies Association October 4-6, 2013 GENERAL H.R. MC MASTER, Commanding General, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence Re-learning Hard Lessons: The Criticality of Historical Perspective in Strategic Decision- Making, Operational Planning, and Defense Modernization THOM SHANKER, Correspondent for the Pentagon and National Security for the New York Times Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America s Secret Campaign Against Al Q aida SPC WORKSHOP: MICHAEL HOROWITZ, the University of Pennsylvania November 2, 2012 ARMY WAR COLLEGE GRAND STRATEGY CONFERENCE Retrenchment and/or Renewal: American Grand Strategy in Times of Fiscal Constraint Hosted by the Triangle Institute for Security Studies & the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law November 9-10, 2012 JACK GOLDSMITH, Professor of Law, Harvard University & former Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel Power and Constraint: The Accountable Presidency after 9/11 Hosted by the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security November 14, 2012 JOHN ZOGBY Did Minorities Matter? Their Impact on the 2012 Election
Hosted by the Duke Islamic Studies Center November 14, 2012 MACHIAVELLI CONFERENCE, Commemorating the 500 th Anniversary of Il Principe March 19, 2013 FRANK MORA, VISITING SCHOLAR Hosted by the Duke Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies March 20-21, 2013 U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC CRISIS NEGOTIATIONS EXERCISE (With Welcome from U.S. Army War College Commandant, Major General Anthony Cucolo) The South Caucus Crisis Hosted by the Triangle Institute for Security Studies and the UNC-TISS National Security Fellows Program April 4-6, 2013 ANNUAL TISS UNDERGRADUATE HONORS BANQUET Hosted by the Triangle Institute for Security Studies April 16, 2013 SUPPORT OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON SOCIETY DEBATES: Syria Drone Policy Space Weaponization
AGS Summer Fellows Program (Summer 2013) 1) Adrienne Harreveld, Intern at the U.S. Department of State (Press Office, Paris) My job description includes interviews, preparation of policy guidance documents, researching the French media looking for emerging trends in its economic, political, and cultural coverage, participating in US Government VIP visits, and managing the site s social media. The US State Department and its embassies are crucial components of America s Grand Strategy. Not only are they important resources for our citizens abroad, but also they help us to strengthen diplomatic ties and alliances around the world. France has always been an important ally to the United States and I am excited to work in our nation s oldest diplomatic mission. By working in the Press Office and being constantly emerged in French media, I will be able to better learn international perceptions of current affairs and perceptions of the United States. I hope to work for the State Department after graduation so there is no better internship suited to my career goals. 2) Jordan Pearson, Senate Foreign Relations Committee I am in position to gain enormously from this internship, progressing towards my professional goals, and am uniquely qualified for the position. My extended international experience has given me a more mature and broader worldview than many of my peers, as well as language skills and a cultural awareness that will be invaluable in future foreign policy, considering North Korea s recent nuclear tests and the Obama administration s Asia Pivot. This internship will be an opportunity for me to expand the concepts I have learned through AGS events and give me current experiences in US foreign policy that I will contribute to the Duke AGS community. 3) Lawrence Nemeh, Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies (Working in Palestinian Refugee Camp) CAMES will provide great foundational insight toward my interests in US-Arab diplomacy. On a personal level, I will ably understand effective US-Arab diplomacy once I garner a stronger understanding of Arabs stories. Forging relationships with refugee families from Palestine, Syria and Iraq will offer exceptional insights into varying living conditions throughout the region. I plan on conducting interviews with at least 30 different refugees to learn about their previous living conditions, general opinions of the US and their opinion regarding the roles of US and other rising nations to intervene in cases of human rights abuses abroad. On an academic level, furthering my study of the Arabic language is absolutely crucial to pursuing my passions for Foreign Service in the region.
AGS Undergraduates share a laugh at a reception for a von der Heyden lecture Governor Jon Huntsman signs a pocket Constitution for AGS Council Member Daniel Strunk. Michele Flournoy greets Faculty members from the Sanford School of Public Policy and the Political Science department. AGS events provided a relaxed environment for students to interact with Duke Faculty members. This undergrad is speaking with Ambassador Patrick Duddy (Ret.) Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft and AGS Director Peter Feaver share a laugh during a private meeting with the National Security Fellows.
AGS event attendees await DSD Ashton Carter's appearance DSD Carter greets members of the AGS Undergraduate Council U.S. Army War College Fellows look on as DSD Carter approaches the stage AGS Undergraduate Students AGS Director, Peter Feaver, moderates a foreign policy debate between Howard Dean and Karl Rove as part of the Amb. Dave and Kay Phillips Family International Lecture Series.
Michele Flournoy discusses her remarks with AGS students following her public lecture, which was part of the Von der Heyden Fellows Program lecture series. AGS Graduate Student, Seth Cantey, listens intently to former National Security Adviser, Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft (USAF, Ret) AGS Undergraduates speak to a member of DSD Ash Carter's accompanying staff. AGS students take time during a reception with Karl Rove for a photo opportunity with the political strategist.