Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization
Washington Program on National Security
WAPONS
SCHEDULE
Monday, June 20
THE FRAMERS’ VISION: THEORETICAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT
Morning:
Hillsdale College’s Kirby Center, 227 Massachusetts Ave., NE. DC 20002
Discussion with JG Pilon [Readings 1, 2, 3]
Meeting with Matthew Spalding
Afternoon:
Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW, DC 20001
Meeting with Roger Pilon
Tuesday, June 21
GLOBALIZATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Morning:
Afghan Embassy, 2341 Wyoming Ave NW, DC
Meeting with Ambassador Hamdullah Mohib
Meeting with Fawzia Etemadi
Afternoon:
American University’s Kogod School of Business
Discussion with JG Pilon [Readings 5, 6]
Meeting with Tomasz Mroczkowski
Wednesday, June 22
THE CYBER CHALLENGE; “SOFT POWER”
Morning:
National Defense University 300 5th Avenue SW, Fort McNair, DC 20319
Meeting with Alex Crowther
Discussion with JG Pilon [Readings 7, 8, 20]
Afternoon:
Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE, DC 20002
Meeting with Cully Stimson
Meeting with Brett Schaefer
Thursday, June 23
ENHANCING FREE TRADE; U.S. NAVAL STRATEGY
Morning:
Kirby Center
Discussion with JG Pilon [Readings 9, 10, 11]
Meeting with John Sullivan
Afternoon:
Hudson Institute, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, DC
Meeting with Seth Cropsey
American University, School of International Service
Meeting with Louis Goodman
Friday, June 24
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY; THE U.S. CONGRESS
Morning:
Kirby Center
Discussion with JG Pilon [Readings 12, 14, 15, 16, 17]
Meeting with Jack Dziak
Afternoon:
U. S. Senate
Meeting with Josh Carter
International Spy Museum, 800 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004 – Guided tour
Saturday, June 25 - Visit to the National Museum of American History, 14th St and Constitution Ave, NW, DC 20001
Sunday, June 26 - Picnic at the Pilon home
Monday, June 27
DIPLOMACY; THE ART OF PEACE; CIVILIAN PROTECTION
Morning:
US Institute of Peace, 23rd & Constitution, NW
Meeting with Amb. Steve Steiner
Afternoon:
Department of State, 23rd & C Street NW
Meeting with Todd Leventhal
Stimson Center, 1211 Connecticut Ave NW
Book discussion - Protecting Civilians
Tuesday, June 28
TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY; CHINA’S LABOR CAMPS
Morning:
Kirby Center
Discussion with JG Pilon [Readings 13, 22, 23]
Meeting with Steve Bryen [Reading 21]
Afternoon:
American Foreign Policy Council, 509 C Street NE
Meeting with Eric Hannis [Reading 4]
Laogai Museum, 1901 18th Street NW, DC 20009 – Guided tour
Wednesday, June 29
U.S. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY; U.S. POLITICAL CULTURE AND THE ROLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Morning:
Kirby Center
Discussion with JG Pilon [Readings 13, 24, 25, 26]
Meeting with J Michael Waller
Meeting with Omran Hasan
Afternoon:
Voice of America, 330 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20237
Meeting with Rick Barnes
American Council for Trustees and Alumni, 1730 M Street NW, DC 20036
Meeting with Michael Poliakoff
Meeting with Bob Paquette, AHI Executive Director
Thursday, June 30
GENOCIDE
Morning:
Kirby Center
Discussion with JG Pilon [Readings 27, 19, 28]
Meeting with Chuck Downs
Afternoon:
Holocaust Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW
Meeting with Anatol Steck
Friday, July 1
LESSONS FROM THE COLD WAR; MEDIA BIAS
Morning:
Kirby Center
Discussion with JG Pilon [Readings 29, 30]
Meeting with Lee Edwards
Afternoon:
Victims of Communism Foundation, 300 New Jersey Ave NW #900, DC
Meeting with Marion Smith
Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting (CAMERA), 444 N. Capitol Street, NW, DC 20001
Meeting with Sean Durns
American University: Take-aways from the Program
Discussion with JG Pilon