Upcoming Events
Tuesday, March 26"Global Economic Integration After the Great Recession,
and the Importance of Free Trade"with Simon Lester of the CATO Institute
5:30 PM
Cole Cinema
Monday, March 25
Maryland Day
Friday, April 5
Margaret Brent Lecture
Ms. Elsa Walsh
5:30 pm St. Mary's Hall
Co - sponsored with the
Women, Gender and Sexuality Minor
Tuesday - WednesdayApril 23 - 24
Patuxent Defense Forum 2013:
"Rivalries and Conflicts
in the South China Sea:
How Can the U.S. Promote
Greater Stability?8 am Cole Cinema
Recent Events:
Monday, February 25The Future of Fracking
in the Chesapeake
5:30 PM | St. Mary's Hall
Co - sponsored with the
St. Mary's River
Watershed Association
League of Women Voters
of St. Mary's County
and the
Natural Science and
Mathematics Colloquium
A discussion of gas extraction on
the East Coast and the new gas
revolution associated with fracking
Thursday, February 7
5:30 PM | St. Mary's Hall
Avoiding Armageddon:
America, India and Pakistan
to the Brink and Back
A Lecture by Bruce Reidel
of the Brookings Institution
Wednesday, November 28
5:00 PM | Cole Cinema
The Libertarian Vision
of a Limited Government
Lectures on Liberty
Dr. Daniel Mitchell
CATO Institute
Co - Sponsored with the
Economics, Lecture and Fine Arts Departments
What Just Happened? A Discussion of Tuesday's Election
Washington, D.C.
Co-Sponsored with the
Office of Alumni Affairs and the
Political Science Department
Program Highlight
William Donald Schaefer Internship for Government Service
A tribute to Governor Schaefer's many contributions to St. Mary's College and the State of Maryland, the Schaefer Internship for Government Service aims to allow undergraduates hands on experience in public policy with the hope that they will be inspired to choose public service as a calling.
Application - Due March 25Student Spotlight
St. Mary's Votes!
Since its inception in 2004, the club has registered over 850 young people to vote in State and National elections. In 2008, the club expanded its role in civic engagement to include working as election and poll judges during primary and general elections.
Roles of the U.S. Military in Fragile and Failed States
Panel: Understanding State Failure and Dysfunction in U.S. Foreign Policy
Moderator: Mike Hess, former assistant administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance
Mark J. Crow, instructor of Economics, Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy at West Point, New York
Bridging the Cultural Divide: NGO-Military Relations in Complex Environments
Virginia Foran-Cain, senior analyst, Center for Strategic Studies, CNA Analysis and Solutions
U.S. Maritime Strategy and Failed States [PRESENTATION]
William Young, cultural anthropologist, SAIC/EMA
State Failure, Fission, and Fusion: Anticipating Change in the African System of States [PRESENTATION]
Panel: Measuring, Assessing and Forecasting Success and Failure in Defense Policy
Moderator: Michael J.G. Cain, director, Center for the Study of Democracy
Mark Clark, deputy program manager, SAIC
Marcus Jordan, applied technology researcher, SAIC
Anne Russell, director of social systems analysis, SAIC
Using Technology to Track Political Instability in Fragile and Failed States: The State Stability Pilot Project [PRESENTATION]
David Hauser, teaching assistant professor, Department of Political Science, West Virginia University
Jason Reifer, student, West Virginia University
Why Won’t You Let Us Win: Conceptions of Victory and the U.S. Military in Failed States [PRESENTATION]
Matthew Schmidt, research analyst, Institute for Strategic Studies, National Defense University
Metrics, Information Theory, and the Creation of Counterinsurgency Doctrine in the American Military, 1898-2008 [PRESENTATION]
Keynote Speaker
Kevin Cosgriff, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Vice Admiral, former commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. Fifth Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces
Panel: Mixing Economic and Social Goals with Defense Policy
Moderator: James Sutton, adviser to the Secretariat of Public Security in Mexico
Wayne Bley, U.S. Navy (Ret.), associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
Nathalie Frensley, associate research scientist, Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Texas at Austin
Becoming Our Own Best Ally: Planning Socio-Cultural Dynamics Activities in Africa [PRESENTATION]
Paul Camacho, director of special projects, William Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequenes, University of Massachusetts-Boston
AFRICOM in Africa: Somalia as the Litmus Test: What Mix of Hard and Soft Power? [PRESENTATION]
James Terry, chairman, Board of Veterans Appeals, Department of Veterans Affairs
Lawlessness in a Failed State: the Case for Eradicating Piracy in Somalia
Marcus Hirschberg, lieutenant, U.S. Coast Guard, National Defense Intelligence College
Looking South: Intelligence Sharing to Empower Mexico’s Military and Stabilize North America
