9:00am – 3:00pm – – May 25th at the Key Bridge Marriott, Arlington, VA
$95 per personĀ —Ā $35 per student
Fighting the Ideological War: Strategies For Defeating Al Qaeda
A One-Day Conference
Radical Islam has declared itself at war with the West as well as with moderate Muslims. The enemy is well organized, well funded, and grounded in the authority of religious texts. The United States therefore has a particularly difficult battle to fight. It is engaged with an enemy who cares first and foremost about the ideological battleārebuilding a distinct Muslim identity, strengthening the ummah, and defeating the West, both materially and spiritually. Without directly confronting the ideology driving such groups as Al Qaeda, the United States will never be able to defeat the threat of terrorism. Drawing on the expertise of those who were directly involved in the fight against past totalitarian ideologies and of those who are intimately familiar with the ideology and strategy of the current enemy, this conference will draw lessons from the past for todayās fight against Al Qaeda and associated movements.
Speakers:
Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo
Former Cultural Advisor Iraq, Afghanistan
Adjunct Professor, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
Dr. Sebastian L. Gorka
Military Affairs Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Public Policy Institute
Thomas Joscelyn
Senior Editor, Long War Journal
Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Dr. John Lenczowski
President, Institute of World Politics
Former Director of European and Soviet Affairs,
National Security Council
Prof. John Moore
President Emeritus, Grove City College
Former Deputy Director, National Science Foundation
Robert R. Reilly
Author and Former Director, Voice of America
Former Senior Advisor for Information Strategy,
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Stephen Ulph
Senior Fellow, Jamestown Foundation
Founder and Former editor of Janeās Terrorism
Security Monitor
The cost for attending the event is $95, with a discounted rate available for students.
Online registration available after March 25th at www.westminster-institute.org
The Westminster Institute, 6729 Curran Street, McLean, VA 22101, Tel. 1-703-288-2885
www.westminster-institute.org
Katharine Cornell Gorka, Executive Director, kcg@westminster-institute.org