Legislative Politics in a Time of Austerity and Deficits
May 15-17, 2012
September 11-13, 2012
During the past few years, the White House and Congress pursued one of the most ambitious social and economic agendas in recent American history. From health care and energy to education and the environment, they charted a course that dramatically increased the size and cost of government. Now in the current Congress, with Republicans firmly in control of the House of Representatives, these changes are in jeopardy.
The New National Security and Fiscal Realities
September 18-20, 2012
During the Obama Administration, the combination of a global recession and a strong majority in Congress led to some of the most sweeping legislative changes the country has ever seen. The cost and reach of those changes have dramatically increased the national debt and polarized American politics.
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL SECURITY LEADERSHIP SEMINARS
June 11-15, 2012
December 3-7, 2012
Increasing threats to national security pose unprecedented challenges to the United States both at home and abroad. Designed to prepare military and civilian officials to meet these challenges, these senior-level seminars will explore the most effective leadership strategies to address security challenges facing the United States. The National and International Security Leadership Seminar will cover a range of issues, including the latest regional risk assessments, inter-governmental initiatives, congressional budgeting, and manpower allocations. This seminar will examine:
The changing political, economic, and military factors that shape the national security environment of the United States
The process by which U.S. national interests and policies are formulated in the face of regional and global threats and opportunities
Contemporary national defense policies, force structure and budgetary choices, alternative strategies, visions, and operational requirements
Emerging trends that may affect the U.S. strategic posture and shape the debate over the nature and scope of U.S. defense and external commitments
Immediate and potential transformations in modes of conflict, including issues of asymmetric and network centric warfare
National defense and deterrence strategies and the technological, economic, and political forces that give rise to and emerge from these approaches.
FOREIGN POLICY / AREA STUDIES SEMINARS
Alan L. Freed Associates has designed and developed over 100 Political Economic-Conflict Seminars for the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community since 1981. These Foreign Policy Seminars feature a diverse faculty of internationally recognized authorities and demonstrate Alan L. Freed Associates’ unique expertise in providing senior-level public policy training on key areas of national concern. Upcoming program titles include:
The Middle East in 2012 and Beyond
October 30 - November 1, 2012
May 22-24, 2012
June 26-28, 2012
July 10-12, 2012