SPRING 2002 LECTURE SERIES
Thursday, April 11th, 2002, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

The World Policy Institute
at New School University
presents

HOMELAND DEFENSE:
WHAT IS IT, AND WHAT WILL IT COST?

a panel discussion with

CINDY WILLIAMS
Senior Research Fellow, Strategic Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and editor of Holding the Line: U.S. Defense Alternatives for the Early 21st Century (MIT Press, 2001)

and

WILLIAM D. HARTUNG
Senior Fellow World Policy Institute

The September 11th attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center have sparked debate about how best to defend the United States against "terrorist networks of global reach." The most visible aspects of the Bush administration‘s response have been the war in Afghanistan and the decision to seek the largest increases in military spending since the Reagan administration. But an equally important element of the "war on terrorism" has been the establishment of an Office of Homeland Defense and a doubling of the funds devoted to this purpose, from $18 billion to $38 billion per year. This panel will explore what the administration means by homeland defense, how the funds are being spent, and whether this massive new investment is likely to make the country safer from terrorist attack.

Thursday, April 11^th, 2002, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Swayduck Auditorium, First Floor, 65 Fifth Avenue (between East 13-14^th). Admission is free.

RSVP 212-229-5808 ext. 4272 to reserve seating or email wpi@newschool.edu if you need special accommodations, at least five days before panel event.

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