West Point Security Conference Applications Due
Lois Hobbs' Office, CC-112
12 p.m. Friday, September 25, 2009

Applications for the West Point SCUSA conference (held this year form Nov 4-7) are now available from Lois Hobbs in CC-112. They are due back to her by 12 noon on Friday, September 25.

Details on the conference are below; more information is available on the SCUSA Web site

SCUSA is a 4-day conference held annually at The United States Military Academy at West Point. The purpose of the conference is to facilitate interaction and constructive discussion between student delegates in order for them better understand the intricacies of the challenges that the United States faces in a global society. The product is a policy proposal to be shared with the rest of the conference and beyond through a new partnership with the Undergraduate Journal of Social Sciences.

In accordance with tradition, SCUSA 61's theme was selected to incorporate examination of an issue that affects both the United States and the rest of the world. This year's theme is "SCUSA 61: Advancing as a Global Community."
This year's roundtable topics:

      Transnational Crime: Proliferation of WMD, Trafficking, Piracy
      The Challenges of India, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
      Challenges of European Integration
      Russia and its Neighbors
      Strategic Asia
      The Middle East and Gulf States
      Whole of Government Approaches to Instability and Scarcity
      Domestic Sources of Influence on Foreign Policy
      Global Economic Security: Trade, Protectionism and Restoring the Global Financial System
      The Americas
      Challenges and Opportunities in the African Continent
      Natural Resources: Energy, Food, and Water
      Conflict and Human Security: Disease, Migration, Poverty, and Inequality
      Global Climate Change and National Security
      Internationalized Internal Conflicts: Terrorism, Insurgency, and Responses

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