Yemen: The Next Afghanistan?

Date:

February 3, 2010

Time:

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Venue:

Bipartisan Policy Center

Address:

1225 I Street NW, Washington, DC, 20005

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The attempted Christmas Day terror attack on a Detroit-bound flight intensified global attention on Yemen. Panelists discussed a new white paper developed by NSI's Stabilizing Fragile States Project that explores the relationship between state fragility and extremism in Yemen.

Featuring:
Thomas Krajeski
Senior Vice President, National Defense University and Former U.S. Ambassador to Yemen

Les Campbell
Middle East Director, National Democratic Institute

Dr. Michael Doran
Former Senior Director, National Security Council; Member, NSI's Stabilizing Fragile States Project

Commentators:
Dr. Paula Dobriansky
Former Undersecretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs and Co-Chair, NSI's Stabilizing Fragile States Project

Grog Johnson
Admiral (Ret.), former Commander US Naval Forces, Europe, NSI Senior Military Advisor and NSI's Stabilizing Fragile States Project Co-Chair


Stabilizing Fragile States, National Security Initiative