The Washington Center • National Security Seminar 2024 | Program Schedule
Wednesday, May 15, 2024: The Landscape of National Security & Democracy
8:30am – 8:40am Welcome from The Washington Center President Kim Churches
8:40am – 9:00am Opening Remarks from Faculty Fellow
Dr. Neil Shortland – Faculty Fellow
9:00am – 9:45am Fireside Chat - The Current Landscape of National Security in the United States
Dr. Mara Karlin - Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and
Capabilities
Moderated by Kim Churches – President, The Washington Center
10:00am – 10:45am National Security Laws and Policies
Mary DeRosa - Professor from Practice; Co-Director, Global Law Scholars Program,
Georgetown Law
11:00am – 11:45am Impacts of the 2024 Election on Global Security Concerns
John Blaxland - Director of the Australian National University North America Liaison
Office and Professor of International Security and Intelligence Studies in
the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC)
11:45am – 12:00pm Morning Wrap-Up
Dr. Neil Shortland – Faculty Fellow
12:00pm – 4:00pm Select Institution Group Photos, Lunch (on your own), Small Group Meetings and
Site Visits
