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<p align="center" class="style17">Table of Contents<br>
25th International Workshop - Rome '08</p>
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<a href="/2008book/weissinger-preface.html">Preface- Dr. Roger<br>Weissinger-Baylon<br>Workshop Chairman<br></a>
<a href="/2008book/weissinger-overview.html">Workshop Chairman's Overview - Dr. Roger Weissinger-Baylon</a>
<a href="/2008book/joulwan.html">Opening Dinner Debate - <br>General George Joulwan<br>Former SACEUR</a>
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<p align="center" class="style17">Part One<p>
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<a href="/2008book/la-russa.html">Italian Defense Minister<br />
Ignazio La Russa
</a>
<a href="/2008book/browne.html">British Defense Minister<br />
The Rt Hon Des Browne
</a>
<a href="/2008book/gonul.html">Turkish Defense Minister<br />
Vecdi G�n�l
</a>
<a href="/2008book/di-paola.html">NATO Military Committee Chairman<br />
Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola
</a>
<a href="/2008book/zappata.html">Admiral Luciano Zappata<br />
Dep Supreme Allied
Commander Transformation
</a>
<a href="/2008book/camporini.html">Italian Chief of Defense<br />
General Vincenzo Camporini
</a>
<a href="/2008book/zappa.html">Alenia Aeronautica Chairman<br />
Dr. Giorgio Zappa
</a>
<br>Part Two<br>
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<a href="/2008book/baramidze.html">Georgian Vice Prime Minister<br />
Giorgi Baramidze
</a>
<a href="/2008book/chizhov.html">Russian Amb to EU<br />
Vladimir Chizhov
</a>
<br>Part Three<br>
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<a href="/2008book/eldon.html">British Amb to NATO<br />
Stewart Eldon
</a>
<a href="/2008book/akram.html">Pakistan's Amb to U.N.<br />
Munir Akram
</a>
<a href="/2008book/de-la-sabliere.html">French Amb to Italy<br />
Jean-Marc de la Sabli�re
</a>
<a href="/2008book/tkeshelashvili.html">Georgian Foreign Minister<br />
Eka Tkeshelashvili
</a>
<a href="/2008book/stefanini.html">Italian Amb to NATO<br />
Stefano Stefanini
</a>
<a href="/2008book/buzhinsky.html">Lt Gen Evgeniy Buzhinsky<br />
Russian Min of Defense
</a>
<a href="/2008book/winid.html">Polish Amb to NATO<br />
Boguslaw Winid
</a>
<br>Part Four<br>
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<a href="/2008book/tegnelia.html">DTRA Director<br />
Dr. James Tegnelia
</a>
<a href="/2008book/rood.html">U.S. Under Sec of State<br />
John Rood
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<a href="/2008book/joseph.html">Former Under Sec of State<br />
Amb Robert Joseph</a>
<a href="/2008book/berdennikov.html">Russian Amb-at-large<br />
Grigory V. Berdennikov
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<a href="/2008book/benkert.html">U.S. Asst Sec of Defense<br />
Joseph Benkert
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<a href="/2008book/flory.html">NATO Asst Sec Gen<br />
Peter Flory
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<a href="/2008book/sedivy.html">NATO Asst Sec Gen<br />
Jiri Sedivy
</a>
<a href="/2008book/pfirter.html">OPCW Dir Gen<br />
Amb Rogelio Pfirter
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<br>Part Five<br>
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<a href="/2008book/lather.html">SHAPE Chief of Staff<br />
General Karl-Heinz Lather
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<a href="/2008book/fitzgerald.html">Admiral Mark. P. Fitzgerald
<br />
Allied Joint Force Command Naples
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<a href="/2008book/ildem.html">Turkish Amb to NATO<br />
Tacan Ildem
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<a href="/2008book/schuwirth.html">Fmr SHAPE Chief of Staff<br />
General Rainer Schuwirth
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<a href="/2008book/acosta.html">Global Impact CEO<br />
Ms. Renee Acosta
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<a href="/2008book/soligan.html">Lt Gen James Soligan<br />
Allied Command-Transformation
</a>
<a href="/2008book/bagnall.html">Former UK Vice Chief of Defense Staff<br />
ACM Sir Anthony Bagnall
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<br>Part Six
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<a href="/2008book/volkman.html">U.S. Dir of Internat. Coop.<br />
Alfred Volkman
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<a href="/2008book/tozzi.html">Major General Claudio Tozzi<br />
Italian Defense Ministry
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<a href="/2008book/homberg.html">EADS Senior Vice Pres<br />
Thomas Homberg
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<a href="/2008book/shephard.html">Northrop Grumman VP<br />
Mr. Timothy Shephard
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<a href="/2008book/buckley.html">Thales Senior VP<br />
Dr. Edgar Buckley
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<a href="/2008book/harris.html">Lockheed Martin Global Pres.<br />
Dr. Scott A. Harris
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<a href="/2008book/schneider.html">AFCEA CEO<br />
Kent Schneider
</a>
<a href="/2008book/patterson.html">Mr. David Patterson<br />
Univ of Tennessee
</a>
<p align="center" class="style17">Part Seven
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<a href="/2008book/grimes.html">U.S. Asst Sec of Def<br />
Hon. John G. Grimes
</a>
<a href="/2008book/lentz.html">U.S. Dep Asst Sec of Def<br />
Robert Lentz
</a>
<a href="/2008book/aaviksoo.html">Estonian Defense Minister<br />
Jaak Aaviksoo
</a>
<a href="/2008book/bloechl.html">Microsoft, Managing Dir.<br />
Tim Bloechl
</a>
<a href="/2008book/wolf.html">Lt Gen Ulrich Wolf<br />
NATO CIS Service Agency Dir
</a>
<a href="/2008book/monteforte.html">Italian Milrep to NATO<br />
Vice Adm Ferdinando Sanfelice di Monteforte
</a>
<a href="/2008book/lintonen.html">Finnish Amb to UN<br />
Kirsti Lintonen
</a>
<a href="/2008book/silvestri.html">Dr. Stefano Silvestri<br />
Istituto Affari Internazionali
</a>
<a href="/2008book/yousfi.html">Algerian Amb to UN<br />
Youcef Yousfi
</a>
<a href="/2008book/karem.html">Egyptian Amb to EU<br />
Mahmoud Karem
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<a href="/2008book/tarasyuk.html">Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister<br />
Borys Tarasyuk
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<h2 class="workshop_year">Rome '08 Workshop</h2>
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<h1>
Preface </h1>
<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0;">
Dr. Roger Weissinger-Baylon</h2>
<h2 style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Workshop Chairman and Founder </h2>
<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><img src="images/weissinger-baylon.jpg" alt="Dr. Roger Weissinger-Baylon" width="154" height="190"></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0;">
<I>Italian Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa’</I><I>s Patronage of the 25</I><SUP></SUP><SUP><I>th</I></SUP><I> International
Workshop.</I> At the invitation of Italian Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa,
this year’s 25<SUP>th</SUP> anniversary meeting of the International Workshop on Global
Security was held in Rome, Italy, on 20–22 June 2008, at the Grand Hotel
Parco dei Principi, Castel Sant’Angelo and Palazzo Barberini. We greatly
appreciate Minister La Russa’s personal support and contributions as patron
of the 25<SUP>th</SUP> anniversary workshop and as an opening keynote speaker. We
also would like to acknowledge the support of Italy’s former Chief of General
Staff, Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, who assumed the chairmanship of the
NATO Military Committee—NATO’s highest military position—a few days after
the workshop. In addition, we appreciate the outstanding support of General
Vincenzo Camporini, who succeeded Admiral Di Paola as Italy’s Chief of
General Staff. Both Admiral Di Paola and General Camporini gave significant
opening addresses and contributed to the workshop as honorary chairmen.
Moreover, they both have been involved in this series of annual workshops
for nearly a decade, as participants and as major speakers. </p>
<p>
<I>Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, Castel Sant’</I><I>Angelo, and Palazzo Barberini.</I>
We greatly enjoyed the private visit to the Vatican Museum and its world-famous
Sistine Chapel as well as the reception and dinner that followed at the
Castel Sant’Angelo, with its spectacular view of the entire city of Rome.
On the final day of the workshop, the Italian Ministry of Defense hosted
an evening at the Palazzo Barberini, which included a private visit to
the museum’s famous art collection, a dinner presided over by NATO’s Deputy
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Admiral Luciano Zappata, and a
reception in the Barberini Gardens. </p>
<p>
<I>Keynote Speaker of the 25</I><SUP></SUP><SUP><I>th</I></SUP><I>Anniversary Workshop. </I>We would also like to
acknowledge the contributions of other principal speakers, including British
Defense Minister the Rt Hon Des Browne, Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi
Gönül, Georgian Vice Prime Minister Giorgi Baramidze, Finmeccanica’s COO
Giorgio Zappa, and NATO’s former Supreme Allied Commander Europe General
George Joulwan, who led a dinner debate again this year. Because of the
interest in and the significance of the many remarks by participants in
the dinner debate, we transcribed the debate and published it in the introductory
pages of this book. </p>
<p></p>
<p>
<I>Italian Defense Ministry Organizing Committee. </I>The contributions of the
Italian Ministry of Defense, especially those of Brig. Gen. Filippo Ferrandu,
who was our coordinator for all organizational and logistic questions,
including the organization of the Palazzo Barberini dinner, are gratefully
acknowledged. Other key Italian military officials who assisted with organization
and planning were Lt. Col. Fernando Barletta, on the personal staff of
Admiral Di Paola, and Vice Admiral Ferdinando Sanfelice di Monteforte,
Italy’s Permanent Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee.
</p>
<p></p>
<p>
Italy also contributed important workshop speakers and session leaders,
including NATO’s Deputy Secretary General Claudio Bisogniero, who chaired
a major panel; Ambassador Stefano Stefanini, Italy’s Permanent Representative
on the North Atlantic Council (who contributed to that same panel); Rear
Admiral Luciano Callini, President, Centro Alti Studi per la Difesa (CASD);
Dr. Stefano Silvestri, President, Istituto Affari Internazionali; and Major
General Claudio Tozzi, Head of 3<SUP>rd </SUP>Department, Armaments Policy, Italy’s
Secretariat General/National Armaments Director. At Finmeccanica, we would
like to thank COO Dr. Giorgio Zappa for his opening workshop address, as
well as additional support, which is mentioned below. </p>
<p>
<I> </I></p>
<p>
<I>Principal Sponsors of the Workshop. </I>We gratefully acknowledge the principal
sponsors of the 25<SUP>th</SUP> International Workshop: </p>
<UL>
<LI>
The Italian Ministry of Defense, with the patronage of Defense Minister
Ignazio La Russa </LI>
<LI>
Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica Company </LI>
<LI>
Northrop Grumman Corporation </LI>
<LI>
Microsoft Corporation </LI>
<LI>
The U.S. Department of Defense (Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks
and Information Integration; Office of the Director of Net Assessment in
the Office of the Secretary of Defense; Defense Threat Reduction Agency)
</LI>
<LI>
Center for Strategic Decision Research, which instituted the workshop series
and has presented workshops annually for 25 years. </LI>
</UL>
<p>
<I>Alenia Aeronautica.</I> At Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A., we appreciate the support
and principal sponsorship provided by CEO Ing. Giovanni Bertolone. We are
also grateful for the long-term interest and encouragement of Ing. Dr.
Giorgio Zappa, now COO of Alenia’s parent company, Finmeccanica, as well
as for his personal participation and the important address he gave during
the workshop’s opening session. We also wish to recognize the contributions
of Mrs. Palmira Rotolo, Alenia Aeronautica’s head of international relations,
for her tireless coordination of Alenia Aeronautica’s participation in
the workshop, especially the Sistine Chapel visit and dinner at Castel
Sant’Angelo. </p>
<p>
<I></I></p>
<p>
<I>Northrop Grumman</I>. After many years as a leading supporter of the International
Workshops, this year Northrop Grumman was a principal sponsor for the fifth
time. Under the leadership of Northrop Grumman executives Mr. William Ennis,
Mr. Joseph Penarczyk, Mr. Timothy Shephard, and Mr. James Heath, Northrop
Grumman helped us broaden and strengthen the workshop’s senior military
dimension and added greatly to the discussion of Alliance transformation
and network-centric operations (including Allied Ground Surveillance). </p>
<p>
<I></I></p>
<p>
<I>Microsoft Corporation.</I> Microsoft was a principal sponsor of the workshop
for the third time, corresponding to the recent establishment of a Microsoft
corporate element supporting military, national security, police, and fire
department customers worldwide. Mr. Tim Bloechl, Executive Director, Microsoft
Worldwide National Security and Defense, was the leading industry representative
on information technology, and we were also delighted to welcome Mr. Daniel
Maly, Director for Public Safety and National Security (Central and Eastern
Europe); Lieutenant General Mike McDuffie (Ret.), Vice President, U.S.
Public Sector Services; Mr. Wayne Philips, Director for Worldwide Defense
Solutions; and Mr. Ralph Young, Vice President, Worldwide Public Sector. </p>
<p></p>
<p>
<I>Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. </I>In the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, we are grateful for the
advice and support of Mr. Alfred Volkman, who developed and chaired the
panels on international cooperation over the last several years. We appreciate
as well the support of Mr. Roger Golden and Ms. Mary Miller, and the efficient
assistance of Ms. Rita Bidlack. </p>
<p></p>
<p>
<I>Assistant Secretary of Defense (Networks and Information Integration).</I>
Through the assistance of Assistant Secretary of Defense John Grimes, Deputy
Assistant Secretary Robert Lentz, and Mr. Tim Bloechl (now at Microsoft),
network-centric operations have become an increasingly important component
of the International Workshops, and we thank these officials for their
work. </p>
<p>
<I></I></p>
<p>
<I>Office of the Director of Net Assessment</I>. Since the beginning of this workshop
series almost 25 years ago, the Director of Net Assessment in the U.S.
Department of Defense, Mr. Andrew Marshall, has sponsored the activities
of our organization. Ms. Rebecca Bash, also in the Office of the Director
of Net Assessment, reviewed this report prior to publication, and we were
delighted that she was also able to participate in this year’s workshop
for the first time, after so many years of assistance and support. We appreciate
Net Assessment’s support over the years and the very helpful advice and
assistance we have been given. </p>
<p>
<I></I></p>
<p>
<I>Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)</I>. At DTRA, we are grateful for the
many contributions of Colonel Robert Dickey and especially the agency’s
director, Dr. James Tegnelia, who participated actively in the workshop
sessions again this year. We would also like to thank Dr. Arthur T. Hopkins,
Principal Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and
Chemical and Biological Defense Programs, for his encouragement and very
effective advice, as well as Mr. Michael Evenson, Deputy Director for Combat
Support, for his significant contributions to the very high-level panel
that DTRA assembled for this year’s workshop. Mr. Hank Keese represented
the DTRA Field Office in Belgium. All of the DTRA efforts were very effectively
coordinated by Colonel Bob Dickey, Senior Strategic Planner-Operations
Enterprise at DTRA. </p>
<p></p>
<h2>Major Workshop Sponsors </h2>
<p>
<I>Lockheed Martin Corporation.</I> Dr. Scott Harris, Lockheed Martin’s President
for Continental Europe, has contributed to the workshop for many years,
both as a participant and as a speaker. This year, he was joined by Mr.
Mesut Ciceker of Lockheed Martin’s Rome office, and we are grateful to
them both. </p>
<p></p>
<p>
<I>EADS. </I>We greatly appreciate the interest and assistance of a number of
senior executives at EADS, especially Mr. Louis Gallois, EADS CEO; Dr.
Thomas Enders, Airbus CEO; Mr. Marwan Lahoud, COO of EADS (who welcomed
us with an address at the Musée Jaquemart-André during last year’s Paris
workshop); Dr. Stefan Zoller, President and CEO of EADS Defence and Communications
Systems; Professor Dr. Holger Mey, head of Customer Relations in Defense
and Security Systems; Mr. Thomas Homberg, EADS Sr. Vice President for Corporate
Strategy and Planning; and Mr. David Oliver, President and CEO, EADS North
America Defense. Although he was not able to participate in the workshop
this year, Admiral Jean Betermier, Senior Advisor to the EADS CEO, was
a vital contributor to all phases of workshop planning. </p>
<p></p>
<p>
<I>Thales.</I> Senior Vice President Edgar Buckley, whose workshop participation
and address we appreciate, brought to the workshop discussions his experience
not only at Thales but as a former NATO Assistant Secretary General. </p>
<p>
<I>AFCEA.</I> Thanks to the continued interest and support of Mr. Kent Schneider,
AFCEA joined the workshop for the first time this year as a major sponsor.
We appreciate Mr. Schneider’s workshop participation and address, as well
as the participation of his colleagues, Lieutenant General John Dubia and
Ms. Becky Nolan. </p>
<p>
<I></I></p>
<p>
<I>MITRE Corporation.</I> We would like to thank MITRE for its sponsorship of
the workshop over the last two decades, and also appreciate the participation
of Mr. Raymond Haller, Mr. William Knickerbocker, and Mr. Peter Sherlock
at this year’s event. </p>
<h2>Workshop Patrons, Advisors, and Participants </h2>
<p>
<I>Workshop Patrons and Honorary Chairmen</I>. We deeply appreciate the encouragement
and support we received from our workshop patrons and general chairmen: </p>
<p></p>
<p>
His Excellency Ignazio La Russa, Minister of Defense of Italy <I>(Workshop
Patron and Keynote Speaker, 2008) </I></p>
<p>
His Excellency Hervé Morin, Minister of Defense of France <I>(Workshop Patron,
2007)</I> </p>
<p>
His Excellency Franz Josef Jung, Minister of Defense of Germany (<I>Workshop
Patron and Keynote Speaker, 2006) </I></p>
<p>
Her Excellency Michèle Alliot-Marie, Minister of Defense of France <I>(Patron,
2005, 2007; Keynote Speaker, 2005) </I></p>
<p>
His Excellency Peter Struck, MdB, Minister of Defense of Germany<I> (Keynote
Speaker, 2004)</I> </p>
<p>
His Excellency Rudolf Scharping, Minister of Defense of Germany <I>(Patron
and Keynote Speaker, 2000, 2002)</I> </p>
<p>
His Excellency Aleksander Kwaniewski, President of Poland <I>(Patron, 1996;
Keynote Speaker, 1996–</I><I>98, 2000, 2002) </I></p>
<p>
His Excellency Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic <I>(Patron, 1997;
Keynote Speaker, 1996, 1997) </I></p>
<p>
His Excellency Arpád Göncz, President of Hungary (<I>Workshop Patron and Keynote
Speaker, 1999)</I> </p>
<p>
His Excellency Jan Trøjborg, Minister of Defense of Denmark<I> (Workshop Patron,
2001)</I> </p>
<p>
His Excellency Dr. Werner Fasslabend, Minister of Defense of Austria<I> (Patron
and Keynote Speaker, 1998)</I> </p>
<p>
His Excellency Volker Rühe, <I>Minister of Defense of Germany (Workshop Patron,
1995)</I> </p>
<p>
General George Joulwan, former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe <I>(Honorary
General Chairman, 1994–</I><I>1997) </I></p>
<p>
Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola,Chairman of NATO Military Committee <I>(Honorary
Chair, Keynote Speaker, 2008)</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
General Vincenzo Camporini, Chief of General Staff of Italy <I>(Honorary Chairman,
Keynote Speaker, 2008)</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
General James Jones, Supreme Allied Commander Europe<I> (Keynote Speaker,
2004, 2006, 2007)</I> </p>
<p>
General Henri Bentegeat, Chairman of the EU Military Committee, former
Chief of General Staff of France <I>(Keynote Speaker, 2007)</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
General John Shalikashvili, Supreme Allied Commander Europ<I>e (Keynote Speaker,
1993)</I><I> </I></p>
<p></p>
<p>
<I>Advisory Board.</I> For helping to shape the workshop agenda with their guidance
and ideas, our Board of Advisors deserves warm thanks. Our advisors are: </p>
<p></p>
<p>
His Excellency Valdas Adamkus, <I>President of Lithuania</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Ing. Giovanni Bertolone, <I>CEO, Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A.</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Admiral Jean Betermier,<I> Senior Advisor to the CEO, EADS </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Tim Bloechl, <I>Managing Director Worldwide Public Safety and National
Security, Microsoft</I> </p>
<p>
Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, <I>Chairman of NATO Military Committee, former
Italian Chief of Staff</I> </p>
<p>
His Excellency Mikulas Dzurinda, <I>former Prime Minister of Slovakia</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
The Honorable Gordon England, <I>United States Deputy Secretary of Defense</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
His Excellency Dr. Werner Fasslabend, <I>former Defense Minister of Austria</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
His Excellency Vecdi Gönül,<I> Defense Minister of Turkey</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
General George A. Joulwan (Ret.),<I> former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Mahmoud Karem,<I> Egyptian Ambassador to the European Union</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Karel Kovanda, <I>European Commission Deputy Director General </I><I> </I></p>
<p>
His Excellency Linas Linkevicius, <I>Lithuanian Permanent Representative to
NATO </I></p>
<p>
His Excellency Fatmir Mediu, <I>former Minister of Defense of Albania </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Jaromir Novotny, <I>Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Japan </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, <I>Secretary General, OSCE </I></p>
<p>
Dr. Andrey Piontkovskiy, <I>Director, Strategic Studies Center, Moscow </I></p>
<p>
Ing. General Robert Ranquet, <I>French Defense Ministry </I></p>
<p>
Vice Admiral Ferdinando Sanfelice di Monteforte, <I>former Italian Military
Representative to NATO Military Committee </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Kent Schneider, <I>President, AFCEA International </I></p>
<p>
His Excellency Borys Tarasyuk, <I>former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine</I> </p>
<p>
His Excellency Dr. Alexandr Vondra, <I>Vice Prime Minister of the Czech Republic</I> </p>
<p>
Ing. Dr. Giorgio Zappa, <I>COO of Finmeccanica and Chairman of Alenia Aeronautica </I></p>
<p>
<I>Participants in the 25</I><SUP><I>th </I></SUP><I>International Workshop. </I>This year, delegates from
more than 30 countries as well as representatives from the U.N., NATO,
the EU, OPCW, and NATO’s PfP and Mediterranean Dialogue joined the workshop.
We appreciate their active involvement with the workshop agenda, themes,
and speakers and their interest in participating in workshop discussions.
The participants were: </p>
<p>
His Excellency Jaak Aaviksoo, <I>Estonian Minister of Defense </I></p>
<p>
Ms. Renée S. Acosta, <I>President and CEO, Global Impact </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Munir Akram, <I>Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United
Nations (at the time of the workshop) </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Iraklis Asteriadis, <I>Director, D2 Directorate NATO/WEU, Hellenic
Ministry of Foreign Affairs </I></p>
<p>
Colonel Adil Ayaz, <I>Office of Turkish Minister of Defense </I></p>
<p>
Air Chief Marshal Sir Anthony Bagnall GBE KCB, <I>Former United Kingdom Vice
Chief of Defence Staff </I></p>
<p>
State Secretary Jozsef Bali, <I>Hungarian Ministry of Defense </I></p>
<p>
His Excellency Giorgi Baramidze, <I>Vice Prime Minister of Georgia </I></p>
<p>
Colonel Kemal Basak, <I>Chief of Cabinet, Turkish Ministry of Defense </I></p>
<p>
Ms. Rebecca Bash, <I>Office of the Director, Net Assessment </I></p>
<p>
Ms. Anne D. Baylon, <I>Co-Director, Center for Strategic Decision Research </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Joseph Benkert, <I>U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Global Security Affairs </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador-at-Large Grigory V. Berdennikov, <I>Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of the Russian Federation </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero, <I>NATO Deputy Secretary General </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Tim Bloechl, <I>Managing Director, Worldwide Public Safety & National
Security, Microsoft Corporation </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Davor Bozinovic, <I>Croatian Ambassador to NATO </I></p>
<p>
The Rt. Hon. Des Browne MP, <I>United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence </I></p>
<p>
Dr. Edgar Buckley, <I>Senior Vice President, Thales </I></p>
<p>
Lieutenant General Evgeniy Buzhinsky, <I>Russian Ministry of Defense </I></p>
<p>
Rear Admiral Luciano Callini, <I>President, Centro Alti Studi per la Difesa
(CASD) </I></p>
<p>
General Vincenzo Camporini, <I>Chief of General Staff of Italy </I></p>
<p>
Ms. Marie-Jeanne Capuano, <I>EuroFuture/Aspect Consulting </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Enzo Casolini, <I>Vice President of Alenia Aeronautica </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Georgiy Chernyavskyi, <I>Ukrainian Ambassador to Italy </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov, <I>Russian Ambassador to the EU </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Mesut Ciceker, <I>Lockheed Martin </I></p>
<p>
Commander Jeffrey Cima, <I>Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global
Security Affairs </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Davor Cutic, <I>Director of International Defense Cooperation, Croatian
Ministry of Defense </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Franciskus Baron van Daele, <I>Belgian Ambassador to NATO </I></p>
<p>
Colonel Robert Dickey (Ret.), <I>Defense Threat Reduction Agency </I></p>
<p>
Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, <I>Chairman of NATO Military Committee, former
Chief of Defense of Italy </I></p>
<p>
Lieutenant General John Dubia (Ret.), <I>Executive Vice President, AFCEA International </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Richard Ekwall, <I>Chief of Staff, Organization for the Prohibition of
Chemical Weapons</I> </p>
<p>
Ambassador Stewart Eldon CMG OBE, <I>British Ambassador to NATO</I> </p>
<p>
Mr. William Ennis, <I>Northrop Grumman International Inc. </I></p>
<p>
Rear Admiral Nadir Hakan Eraydin, <I>Chief of Plans and Policy, Turkish Ministry
of Defense </I></p>
<p>
Dr. Werner Fasslabend, <I>President, Political Academy of Austrian Peoples’</I><I>
Party, former Austrian Minister of Defense </I></p>
<p>
Brigadier General Filippo Ferrandu, <I>Italian Ministry of Defense </I></p>
<p>
Admiral Mark P. Fitzgerald, <I>Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples
and U.S. Navy Europe </I></p>
<p>
Assistant Secretary General Peter Flory, <I>NATO Assistant General for Defense
Investment </I></p>
<p>
Captain (Navy) Valentin Gagashev, <I>Chief of Strategic Planning Directorate,
Bulgarian General Staff </I></p>
<p>
His Excellency Vecdi Gönül, <I>Minister of Defense of Turkey </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Darko Göttlicher, <I>Deputy Head, Counter-Terrorism, Croatian Interior
Ministry </I></p>
<p>
The Honorable John G. Grimes, <I>Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks
and Information Integration </I><I>(CIO) </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Raymond Haller, <I>Senior Vice President (C2C), MITRE Corporation </I></p>
<p>
Dr. Scott Harris, <I>President, Continental Europe, Lockheed Martin </I></p>
<p>
Mr. James Heath, <I>Northrop Grumman/Electronic Systems Sector </I></p>
<p>
Ms. Melissa Hento, <I>Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global
Security Affairs </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Thomas Homberg, <I>Corporate Vice President, Strategic Coordination, EADS </I></p>
<p>
Dr. Edward Ifft, <I>Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Tacan Ildem, <I>Turkish Ambassador to NATO </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Kire Ilioski, <I>Macedonian Ambassador to NATO </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Robert Joseph, <I>former U.S Under Secretary of State </I></p>
<p>
General George Joulwan (Ret.), <I>former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Dr. Mahmoud Karem, <I>Egyptian Ambassador to the European Union </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Henry Keese, <I>DTRA Field Office, Belgium </I></p>
<p>
Mr. William E. Knickerbocker, <I>MITRE Corporation, Belgium </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Batu Kutelia, <I>Georgian First Deputy Minister of Defense </I></p>
<p>
His Excellency Ignazio La Russa, <I>Minister of Defense of Italy </I></p>
<p>
General Karl-Heinz Lather, <I>Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied
Powers of Europe </I></p>
<p>
Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert Lentz, <I>Office of the Assistant Secretary
of Defense (NII) </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Kirsti Lintonen, <I>Permanent Representative of Finland to the
United Nations </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Juri Luik, <I>Estonian Permanent Representative to NATO </I></p>
<p>
Ms. Carmen Maccarone, <I>Northrop Grumman Italia S.p.A. </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Daniel Maly, <I>Microsoft, Director for Public Safety and National Security
(Central and Eastern Europe) </I></p>
<p>
Lieutenant General Mike McDuffie (Ret.), <I>Vice President, U.S. Public Sector
Services, Microsoft </I></p>
<p>
Professor Dr. Holger Mey, <I>Vice President, EADS Defense & Security Systems </I></p>
<p>
Mrs. Mary Miller, <I>International Programs Manager, U.S. Department of Defense
(AT&L) </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Giovanni Morelli, <I>Director, Business Development, Northrop Grumman
Italia </I></p>
<p>
Ms. Becky Nolan, <I>Executive Vice President, AFCEA International </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Renatas Norkus, <I>Lithuanian Undersecretary for International Relations
and Defence Policy </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Jaromir Novotny, <I>Czech Ambassador to Japan </I></p>
<p>
Capt. Dirk Oehmichen-Dau, <I>SHAPE </I></p>
<p>
Mr. J. David Patterson, <I>former</I><I>U.S. Principal Deputy Under Secretary of
Defense (Comptroller) </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Joseph Penarczyk, <I>Vice President, Northrop Grumman IT Global </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, <I>Director General, Organization for the Prohibition
of Chemical Weapons </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Wayne Phillips, <I>Microsoft, Director Worldwide Defense Solutions </I></p>
<p>
Ing. Gen. de l’Armement Robert Ranquet, <I>Deputy Director, Strategic Affairs,
French Defense Ministry </I></p>
<p>
The Honorable John Rood, <I>U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control
and International Security Affairs </I></p>
<p>
Lieutenant General K. E. Rosgaard, <I>Special Representative of the Chief
of Defense Denmark </I></p>
<p>
Mrs. Palmira Rotolo, <I>Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Jean-Marc de la Sablière, <I>Ambassador of France to Italy and
former Ambassador to the United Nations </I></p>
<p>
Vice Admiral Ferdinando Sanfelice di Monteforte, <I>Italian Military Representative
to NATO </I></p>
<p>
Mr. William Schmieder, <I>Vice President International, General Dynamics </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Kent Schneider, <I>President and CEO, AFCEA International </I></p>
<p>
General Rainer Schuwirth, <I>former Chief of Staff, SHAPE </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Jiri Šedivy, <I>NATO Assist. Secretary General for Defense Policy
& Planning</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Timothy Shephard, <I>Regional Vice President, Northrop Grumman/Electronics
Systems Sector</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Peter Sherlock, <I>MITRE Corporation</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Dr. Stefano Silvestri, <I>President, Istituto Affari Internazionali </I> </p>
<p>
Mr. Don Sinclair, <I>Director General, International Security, Canadian Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Brigadier General Matthaios Skouras, <I>Dir. of Analysis, Military Intelligence
Joint Directorate, Hellenic Defense Gen. Staff</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Lieutenant General James Soligan, <I>Deputy Chief of Staff for Transformation,
Allied Command Transformation</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Fred Spivey, <I>Defense Consultant</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Stefano Stefanini, <I>Italian Ambassador to NATO</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Mr. David Swindle, President,<I> IAP Worldwide Services</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
His Excellency Borys Tarasyuk, <I>Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
and Chairman, Committee on European Integration, Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian
Parliament)</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Brigadier General Jean-Sébastien Tavernier, <I>French Defense Attaché, Rome</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Dr. James A. Tegnelia, <I>Director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Her Excellency Eka Tkeshelashvili, <I>Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Major General Claudio Tozzi, <I>Head of 3rd Department, Office of the Italian
National Armaments Director</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Brigadier General Algis Vaiceliunas, <I>Chief of Joint Headquarters, Lithuanian
Army</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Alfred Volkman, <I>Director for International Cooperation, Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense </I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Dr. Roger Weissinger-Baylon, <I>Workshop Chairman, Co-Director, Center for
Strategic Decision Research</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Boguslaw W. Winid, <I>Polish Permanent Representative to NATO</I> </p>
<p>
Lieutenant General Ulrich Wolf, <I>Director, NATO CIS Service Agency</I> </p>
<p>
Mr. Patrick Worms, <I>Aspect Consulting </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Ralph Young, <I>Vice President,</I><I>Microsoft, Worldwide Public Sector </I></p>
<p>
Ambassador Youcef Yousfi, <I>Algerian Permanent Representative to the United
Nations (at the time of the workshop), former Foreign Minister of Algeria
(and currently the Algerian Ambassador to Tunisia) </I></p>
<p>
Dr. Giorgio Zappa, <I>Chief Operating Officer (COO), Finmeccanica and Chairman,
Alenia Aeronautica </I></p>
<p>
Admiral Luciano Zappata, <I>NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation </I></p>
<p>
Major General ZHAN Maohai, <I>Vice Chairman of the China Institute of Intl.
Strategic Studies, Former Dir. General of Foreign Affairs, Chinese Defense
Ministry </I></p>
<p>
Dr. Stefan Zoller, <I>CEO, EADS Defence &Security </I></p>
<p>
<I></I></p>
<p>
<I>Workshop International Staff </I></p>
<p>
Caroline Baylon, <I>CSDR staff director </I></p>
<p>
Dr. Ania Garlitski, M.D., <I>Tufts-New England Medical Center </I></p>
<p>
Jean Lee, <I>CSDR workshop photographer/graphic designer </I></p>
<p>
Montse Morell, Ph.D., <I>Univers</I><I>itat Autònoma de Barcelona</I><I> </I></p>
<p>
Eugene Whitlock, J.D., <I>CSDR staff </I></p>
<p>
<I></I></p>
<p>
<I>Observers </I></p>
<p>
Mr. David Hogan-Hern, <I>Private Office of the British State Secretary for
Defence </I></p>
<p>
Ms. Sue Hutchinson, <I>Private Office of the British State Secretary for Defence </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Irakli Chitadze, <I>Office of Georgian Vice Prime Minister</I> </p>
<p>
Colonel Lorenzo D’Addario, <I>Office of Deputy Supreme Allied Command Transformation </I></p>
<p>
Commander John Hottendorf, <I>ACT </I></p>
<p>
Lieutenant Colonel Giovanni Travaglini, <I>Allied Joint Force Command, Naples </I></p>
<p>
Lieutenant Colonel Matesic, <I>Croatian Defense Attache </I></p>
<p>
Major Olmar Colbert, <I>Defense Threat Reduction Agency </I></p>
<p>
Major Paolo Frare, <I>Office of Deputy Supreme Allied Command Transformation </I></p>
<p>
CPT Patrick Malone,<I> Allied Joint Force Command, Naples </I></p>
<p>
Master Sergeant Funke,<I> SHAPE </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Chuck Humenansky<I>, Allied Joint Force Command, Naples </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Kristopher Stanton, <I>Allied Joint Force Command, Naples </I></p>
<p>
Mr. Joseph Zappala, <I>Defense Threat Reduction Agency </I></p>
<p></p>
<p>
<I></I></p>
<h2>Acknowledgments: Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel, Castel Sant’ Angelo,
Palazzo Barberini, Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi, Workshop International
Staff </h2>
<p>
<I>Vatican Museum, Raphael’</I><I>s Rooms, and Sistine Chapel.</I> With greatly appreciated
help from Isabella Moro-Raineri, early arriving participants enjoyed a
private visit to the Vatican Museum, Rafael’s Loggia, and the Sistine Chapel
on 19 June. Raphael’s rooms were commissioned by Pope Julius II in 1512.
The Sistine Chapel was built by Pope Sixtus IV between 1477 and 1489. Michelangelo
painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel between 1508 and 1512. The chapel
is famous for its fresco of the “Last Judgment” and also for nine scenes
from the Book of Genesis, including the “Creation of Adam.” </p>
<p></p>
<p>
<I>Castel Sant’</I><I>Angelo National Museum at the Vatican.</I> The dinner event on
21 June, the workshop’s second evening, was held at the Castel Sant’Angelo,
with a private visit to the loggia of Pope Julius II, designed by the papal
architect Bramante; the apartments of Pope Paul III; and the Sala Paolina.
One of ancient Rome’s largest surviving monuments, Castel Sant’Angelo was
built by the Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his successors
and was completed by Antonius Pius in 139 A.D. When the Emperor Marcus
Aurelius built the vast Aurelian Wall that surrounds the city of Rome to
this day, he transformed the monument into a fortress. In 1277, Pope Nicholas
II connected it to the Vatican by an elevated fortified passage to provide
a safe refuge for the pontiffs in case of attack. Today the Castel Sant’Angelo
is a national museum. Its beautiful rooms include frescoes by Giulio Romano,
Perin del Vaga, and others of the Raphael school. </p>
<p></p>
<p>
<I>The Parco dei Principi Hotel in Rome. </I>Conveniently located near the Villa
Borghese and Borghese Park, the Parco dei Principi Hotel was a perfect
site for this year’s workshop. The conference facilities were excellent
and we received outstanding support from the hotel’s general manager, Carla
Milos, who made sure that everything ran smoothly. The workshop opened
with a dinner debate moderated by General George Joulwan at the wonderful
dining facilities of the Parco dei Principi and the workshop sessions were
held in the hotel’s superb conference rooms. Based on our experience with
the Parco dei Principi, we strongly recommend it for any high-level workshop,
conference, or other events in Rome. </p>
<p>
<I></I></p>
<p>
<I>Workshop International Staff. </I>This year’s workshop staff consisted of Eugene
Whitlock, J.D., a graduate of Stanford University and the University of
Michigan Law School; Jean Lee, who began contributing to the workshop soon
after her Stanford graduation; Dr. Montse Morell (who recently completed
her doctoral studies in biochemistry at the Institut de Biotecnologia I
Biomedicina in Barcelona); and Dr. Ania Garlitski, M.D., also a Stanford
graduate. Ania is now an M.D., a cardiologist, and an Assistant Professor
at Tufts-New England Medical Center. Caroline Baylon, an economics graduate
of Stanford University, was the overall director of the workshop staff.
Caroline has led the staff for the last four years, and has contributed
as a staff member for more than 10 years; Eugene handled workshop logistics
as well as contracts and other legal issues; and Jean was responsible for
the workshop’s graphics and photography, including the cover design of
this book and all of the photography. Anne D. Baylon, a graduate of the
University of Paris Law School who has an M.A. from Stanford, arranged
a cultural program for visits by workshop spouses to Rome, with planning
assistance from Federico Pellegrini, a well-known Rome guide. Together
with his father and brother, who are also accomplished Rome guides, Federico
brought enthusiasm and a wealth of interesting historical details to the
spouses’ program in Rome, as well as to the Vatican visit by workshop participants.
Without the tireless efforts and expertise of everyone on this outstanding
staff, the workshop would have been difficult, if not impossible, to organize. </p>
<p>
<I>Workshop Publications. </I>In addition to being a founding co-director of the
Center for Strategic Decision Research (CSDR), Anne D. Baylon was responsible
for the editing of these <I>Proceedings. </I>In her role as head of publications,
Anne transcribed many of the workshop presentations, carefully edited all
of them, and coordinated the editing and publication approvals with the
chapter authors. In her editing role, she gratefully acknowledges the assistance
and contributions of Carol Whiteley, who read and copy edited all of the
chapters; Jean Lee, for her professional assistance with the photo layouts
and other graphics; and Kevin Cotter, for arranging the final preparations
for printing. </p>
<p></p>
<p>
<I>Acknowledgement to our “</I><I>alumni.”</I> Since this year’s workshop was our 25th<SUP>th</SUP>
anniversary event, we would like to thank all those who have contributed
to the workshop over the last two and a half decades—as workshop participants,
speakers, advisory board members, sponsors, and staff members. Many of
them have contributed in various ways for a decade or more. More than 30
countries have participated on an active, continued basis for most of the
workshop’s history, and the approximately 1000 participants and staff members
who have contributed over the years represent a substantial group of “alumni,”
most of whom now occupy positions of influence in the international defense
and security community. We hope that they have benefited from their involvement
in this activity as we have. </p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
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Paris, France and </p>
<p>
Menlo Park, California </p>
<p>
November 2008 </p>
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