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6utu$e o0 7nte$n"tion"l 7nstitutions8 this Thu$s"1 th$ough !"tu$"1 9June 5 : 7; "t the +oo$o&
+ilson 7nte$n"tion"l Cente$ 0o$ !.hol"$s, &ith 70 1oung le"e$s 0$o' "$oun the .ount$1 in
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institutions, "."e'i" "n the 'ei"-
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@i.h"$ +- 6ishe$, 4$esient "n CAO, 6ee$"l @ese$)e B"n# o0 ,"ll"sC
,i"n" 6"$$ell, ,i$e.to$, D.Einse1 3lo("l 7nstituteC
The >on- ,on"l D- Ee$$, 4$in.i%"l ,e%ut1 ,i$e.to$ o0 N"tion"l 7ntelligen.eC
J"ne >oll =ute, Assist"nt !e.$et"$1 3ene$"l, ,e%"$t'ent o0 4e".e#ee%ing O%e$"tions,
Unite N"tionsC
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Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and VietnamC "n
!on"l !h"h, 3oogle ,e)elo%'ent, 3oogle-o$g-
The 4$o5e.t &"s .$e"te une$ D$- 6ishe$*s le"e$shi% "s Ch"i$'"n o0 the A'e$i."n Asse'(l1
0$o' 2002-05-
<This e00o$t &"s esigne to (oth ienti01 e'e$ging le"e$s ".$oss the .ount$1, &ith s%e.i"l
e'%h"sis in "$e"s o0 e'e$ging e.ono'i., %oliti."l "n intelle.tu"l %o&e$, "n t"% into thei$
)ision o0 " %oli.1 0$"'e&o$# 0o$ A'e$i."Fs 0utu$e- The 4$o5e.t "i's to (uil ne& %oli.1
net&o$#s, gene$"te .$e"ti)e ie"s "n hel% sh"%e is.ussion o0 the issues,< D$- 6ishe$ s"i-
The 4$o5e.t is le (1 " istinguishe senio$ ")iso$1 .oun.il, .h"i$e (1 Asse'(l1 t$ustee
A'i$"l Bo( 7n'"n, &ho hols the =BJ Centenni"l Ch"i$ in N"tion"l 4oli.1 "t the =1non B-
Johnson !.hool o0 4u(li. A00"i$s "t The Uni)e$sit1 o0 Te/"s- An$e& 4-N- A$'"nn o0
D.Einse1 "n Co'%"n1 .h"i$s the stee$ing .o''ittee-
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($o"l1 ".$oss the .ount$1 to ienti01 t"lente 1oung &o'en "n 'en,8 7n'"n s"i- 27 e/%e.t the
+"shington 'eeting to " 0$osting to the ."#e- 7 (elie)e the 4$o5e.t &ill h")e " long-l"sting
i'%".t on ho& the .ount$1 thin#s "(out its l"$gest .h"llenges-8
,")i >- Do$ti'e$, %$esient o0 The A'e$i."n Asse'(l1, s"i, <The Ne/t 3ene$"tion 4$o5e.t
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histo$1- The 4$o5e.t h"s (een ."use 0o$ .onsie$"(le n"tion"l o%ti'is', "n &e loo# 0o$&"$ to
the N"tion"l Asse'(l1 "n inten to "ssu$e th"t the i'%".t o0 this initi"ti)e is ongoing "n long-
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hel in ,"ll"s, !"n ,iego, ,en)e$ "n Chi."go, "n "ition"l in0o$'"tion "(out the initi"ti)e
."n (e 0oun on the 4$o5e.t*s ei."te &e( site, &&&-ne/tgene$"tion4$o5e.t-o$g-
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0oune the Asse'(l1 in 1950 "s one o0 this .ount$1*s 0i$st non%"$tis"n, n"tion"l %u(li. "00"i$s
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