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04-27-2007, 08:14 AM
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General Ahsan Saleem Hyat, Vice Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan Army and LTG R. Steven Whitcomb, Commanding General Third U.S. Army Central Region, will host the second annual Land Forces Symposium (LFS). The purpose of LFS is to provide a forum for the land forces commanders for sharing their views and experiences besides benefitting from the opinions of learned international experts. The intent is to jointly examine how the respective ground forces can enhance cooperation to achieve progress to counter the terrorism worldwide.
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National Defence University Islamabad
This year, the event will be held at National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan in April 2007. Senior Army leaders of their respective countries will meet and collaborate on topics of mutual interests. The conference provides a forum for a regional exchange of views, to establish and enhance interpersonal relationships; and foster mutual security cooperation.
SYMPOSIUM THEME
Common Security and the Global War on Terror
The theme attempts to outline the contours of a comprehensive and collaborative strategy towards terrorism, including discussion of the common threat, political, socioeconomic and religious motivators of terrorists, and to explore how nations can deal effectively with such issues. In the Symposium, distinguished speakers and the participating military commanders are expected to share their own experiences and ideas in improving security and transforming their nation’s capabilities to meet the evolving threat. To spur discussion among the military commanders, three panel sessions will focus on key aspects of the issues, challenges, successes and lessons learned during recent events to which militaries have been called upon to respond.
In light of the crucial need for continued cooperation in the war on terrorism, the Symposium will leverage past and ongoing experiences to identify areas where the participants can foster continued cooperation for future initiatives. The Symposium will explore three topics in its panel sessions. Each session begins with approximately 20 minutes remarks by each of three panelists representing different perspectives on the topic followed by candid discussion between symposium participants.
Topic I
Global and National Security Concerns
This topic will identify linkages between evolving global and regional threats, presence of any conflicting interests of the coalition partners and the need for international – interagency cooperative partnerships that can anticipate and seize the initiative while reacting to developing threats. The discussion will focus on the military role in the Government’s overarching plan to address such aspects as:-
Economic Links to Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Transnational Terrorism
Interagency Cooperation
Variations in National and International Interests
Preparing for Natural Disasters
Understanding ‘Global War on Terror’ as a Global Counter-insurgencyTopic II
Counter-Terrorism and Capacity Building
This topic will focus on the aspects of military operations that can address the expectations of the affected populace, the need for innovative solutions to arm conventional forces with the skills to conduct counterterrorism operations, and working to avoid incremental alienation of the affected population over time. These issues are crucial to the long term success of counterterrorism activities throughout the world. Discussion may also address:-
Planning Considerations for Counterterrorism/ Counterinsurgency Operations
Training Priorities for Multifunctional Ground Forces and Interagency Operations
Leveraging Females in Military, Medical and Security Arenas to Increase National Security Capacity
Capacity of Armed Forces in Understanding the Socio-Cultural Milieu of the AreaTopic III
Winning the Hearts and Minds of the People
This topic will concentrate on non-kinetic tools available to strategic leaders to achieve their objectives. Securing the support of the people is central to winning any counterinsurgency. Discussions will highlight the importance of having a capacity to apply all the classic elements of national power – political, economic, military, environmental, social, and informational – but with the intent of understanding what attracts and what offends the people and how the media’s livelihood feeds on those public sentiments. Sensitivity to the resonance of one’s own intended message within a population is central to achieving acceptance of our actions, or at least preventing the incremental alienation of those we seek to influence. Potential topic threads may also draw upon:-
The Role of Civil Military Operations in a Counterinsurgency
Lessons Learned from the US Army Embedded Reporter Program
Understanding the Open Media as a Profit – Oriented Business Organization
Balancing Security with Freedom of Movement and Economic Recovery
Primacy of Winning the Public vis-à-vis Defeating the TerroristsTopic for Executive Session
Building Regional Partnerships: The Way Ahead
The Symposium will culminate at a capstone discussion by senior representatives on a sufficiently broad topic that will accommodate the comments of most leaders, yet bind them to the spirit of cooperation in the pursuit of common goals.
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General Ahsan Saleem Hyat, Vice Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan Army and LTG R. Steven Whitcomb, Commanding General Third U.S. Army Central Region, will host the second annual Land Forces Symposium (LFS). The purpose of LFS is to provide a forum for the land forces commanders for sharing their views and experiences besides benefitting from the opinions of learned international experts. The intent is to jointly examine how the respective ground forces can enhance cooperation to achieve progress to counter the terrorism worldwide.
http://ispr.gov.pk/LFS/LFS/Images/NDU%20Picture.jpg
National Defence University Islamabad
This year, the event will be held at National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan in April 2007. Senior Army leaders of their respective countries will meet and collaborate on topics of mutual interests. The conference provides a forum for a regional exchange of views, to establish and enhance interpersonal relationships; and foster mutual security cooperation.
SYMPOSIUM THEME
Common Security and the Global War on Terror
The theme attempts to outline the contours of a comprehensive and collaborative strategy towards terrorism, including discussion of the common threat, political, socioeconomic and religious motivators of terrorists, and to explore how nations can deal effectively with such issues. In the Symposium, distinguished speakers and the participating military commanders are expected to share their own experiences and ideas in improving security and transforming their nation’s capabilities to meet the evolving threat. To spur discussion among the military commanders, three panel sessions will focus on key aspects of the issues, challenges, successes and lessons learned during recent events to which militaries have been called upon to respond.
In light of the crucial need for continued cooperation in the war on terrorism, the Symposium will leverage past and ongoing experiences to identify areas where the participants can foster continued cooperation for future initiatives. The Symposium will explore three topics in its panel sessions. Each session begins with approximately 20 minutes remarks by each of three panelists representing different perspectives on the topic followed by candid discussion between symposium participants.
Topic I
Global and National Security Concerns
This topic will identify linkages between evolving global and regional threats, presence of any conflicting interests of the coalition partners and the need for international – interagency cooperative partnerships that can anticipate and seize the initiative while reacting to developing threats. The discussion will focus on the military role in the Government’s overarching plan to address such aspects as:-
Economic Links to Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Transnational Terrorism
Interagency Cooperation
Variations in National and International Interests
Preparing for Natural Disasters
Understanding ‘Global War on Terror’ as a Global Counter-insurgencyTopic II
Counter-Terrorism and Capacity Building
This topic will focus on the aspects of military operations that can address the expectations of the affected populace, the need for innovative solutions to arm conventional forces with the skills to conduct counterterrorism operations, and working to avoid incremental alienation of the affected population over time. These issues are crucial to the long term success of counterterrorism activities throughout the world. Discussion may also address:-
Planning Considerations for Counterterrorism/ Counterinsurgency Operations
Training Priorities for Multifunctional Ground Forces and Interagency Operations
Leveraging Females in Military, Medical and Security Arenas to Increase National Security Capacity
Capacity of Armed Forces in Understanding the Socio-Cultural Milieu of the AreaTopic III
Winning the Hearts and Minds of the People
This topic will concentrate on non-kinetic tools available to strategic leaders to achieve their objectives. Securing the support of the people is central to winning any counterinsurgency. Discussions will highlight the importance of having a capacity to apply all the classic elements of national power – political, economic, military, environmental, social, and informational – but with the intent of understanding what attracts and what offends the people and how the media’s livelihood feeds on those public sentiments. Sensitivity to the resonance of one’s own intended message within a population is central to achieving acceptance of our actions, or at least preventing the incremental alienation of those we seek to influence. Potential topic threads may also draw upon:-
The Role of Civil Military Operations in a Counterinsurgency
Lessons Learned from the US Army Embedded Reporter Program
Understanding the Open Media as a Profit – Oriented Business Organization
Balancing Security with Freedom of Movement and Economic Recovery
Primacy of Winning the Public vis-à-vis Defeating the TerroristsTopic for Executive Session
Building Regional Partnerships: The Way Ahead
The Symposium will culminate at a capstone discussion by senior representatives on a sufficiently broad topic that will accommodate the comments of most leaders, yet bind them to the spirit of cooperation in the pursuit of common goals.