EVENT SERIES:
Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 12:00am-1:30am (ended)
223 Moses Hall
Ambassador Mitchell Reiss
President, Washington College
The threat of terrorism to US security and international peace and stability did not begin with the September 11, 2001 attacks against the US and will not end when US troops leave Afghanistan. How best to respond to terrorists has been a challenge to past Administrations, not just to Presidents Bush and Obama.
It has recently been reported that in addition to military means, the Obama Administration is engaged in some form of discussion with at least part of the Taliban leadership. Negotiating with an enemy has always been a delicate diplomatic undertaking. Ambassador Mitchell Reiss brings extensive experience to this issue in addition to his recent e-book, Negotiating with Evil. As Director of the State Department's Policy Planning Office, he negotiated the Northern Ireland peace agreement and as the Director of the Korea Energy Development Organization he negotiated the implementation of the Framework Agreement with North Korea.