AHI Holds Seventh Annual Carl B. Menges Colloquium April 3-5, 2014 at the Turning Stone Resort
Topic: “War and the West: Strategic Challenges Past, Present, and Future”
Welcome and Introductory Remarks – Richard Erlanger, President, AHI
Recognition Ceremony
Robert Paquette, Co-Founder and Charter Fellow, AHI Recognizes Stand-Out AHI Undergraduate Fellows, Carl B. Menges and Kraig Kayser
Kraig Kayser – Creation of the Center for Statesmanship, Law and Liberty, Rochester Institute of Technology
Carl B. Menges, History of the AHI
Max Schnidman, Publius Society & AHI Undergraduate Fellow
Paul Carrier, Co-Leader, AHI Undergraduate Program
Seventh Annual Carl B. Menges Lecture
Introduction of Dr. Michael D. Swaine – Robert Kraynak, Director, Center for Freedom & Western Civilization, Colgate University
Keynote Address: “The U.S. and China in the 21st Century: Headed for Conflict or a new Great Power Relationship?” Dr. Michael D. Swaine, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Audio Panel Discussions with Q&A: April 4, 2014:
1. “War before Western Civilization”
2. “The West and the Near East – Past and Present”
3. “The West and the Far East – Past and Present”
Audio Panel Discussions with Q&A: April 5, 2014:
4. “The West, Women, and War”
5. “Technology, Ethics, and War”
6. “War after Western Civilization”