The Strategic Defense Initiative in Retrospect:
The Past, Present, and Future of Missile Defense
April 28, 2023 | 10AM
Elliott School of International Affairs | City View Room (7th Floor)
On March 23, 1983, US President Ronald Reagan officially announced the Strategic Defense Initiative and a new type of “Star Wars” launched into the national discourse. Forty years later, please join the Space Policy Institute and RAND as they mark this anniversary with an extensive examination of missile defense. Featuring a keynote lecture from Assistant Secretary of State Mallory Stewart, this conference will convene three expert panels to explore the past, present, and future of missile defense.
The event recording is now available.
Also check out the conference notes, with key highlights.
ABOUT THE AGENDA
10:00AM, Welcoming Remarks
- Alyssa Ayres, Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
10:15AM, Keynote Lecture
- Mallory Stewart, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance (AVC)
11:00AM, Reflections on SDI
- Dana Johnson, Director, International Outreach & Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Research & Engineering)
- Asif Siddiqi, Professor, Fordham University
- Anthony Eames, Director of Scholarly Initiatives, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation
- Stanley Orman, Former Minister in British Embassy Washington, Deputy Director of AWRE, Aldermaston, and Director General of UK SDI Participation Organization
- Moderated by Professor Aaron Bateman, George Washington University
12:00PM, Lunch
1:00PM, Missile Defense at Present
- Laura Grego, Senior Scientist and Research Director, Global Security Program, Union of Concerned Scientists
- James Bonomo, Senior Physical Scientist, RAND
- Mark Lewis, Executive Director, National Defense Industrial Association
- Sanne Verschuren, Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for International Studies, Sciences Po
- Moderated by Professor Scott Pace, Director, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University
2:00PM, Coffee Break
2:15PM, The Future of Missile Defense
- Jeffrey Lewis, Professor, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
- Sarah Miniero, Principal, Potomac Advocates
- Dean Cheng, Senior Advisor, China Program, United States Institute of Peace
- Tom Karako, Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Missile Defense Project, CSIS
- Moderated by Professor Aaron Bateman, George Washington University
3:15PM, Closing Remarks
ABOUT ACCESSING THE EVENT
This event will be held in the City View Room on the 7th floor of the Elliott School of International Affairs at 1957 E ST NW, Washington, DC. It will also be broadcast via Zoom. Please register if you’d like to attend the event in-person or via Zoom. Your registration confirmation and ticket will contain the Zoom link you’ll use to join the event.
