Roles and Missions: Emerging Congressional Perspectives

In a 21st century security environment characterized by terrorist threats, weak states, and asymmetric warfare, the U.S. military is increasingly confronted with an ever-shifting spectrum of responsibilities. To understand how best to manage these trends, the House Armed Services Committee has undertaken its first comprehensive review of the U.S. military services’ roles and missions in fifteen years. The initial results of this assessment emphasize the necessity of undertaking a whole-of-government approach to future operations - one that is as much interagency as it is interservice.

A roundtable discussion featuring Roles and Missions Panel Chairman Jim Cooper (D-TN) and Ranking Member Phil Gingrey (R-GA) as they present the results of their first report, along with CSIS Senior Associate Michèle Flournoy and National Journal reporter James Kitfield, who will discuss the report's findings.

with:
 

• Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) , Chairman, HASC Roles and Missions Panel
• Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Ranking Member, HASC Roles and Missions Panel
• Michèle Flournoy, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic & International Studies and President and Co-Founder, Center for a New American Security
• James Kitfield, Senior Correspondent, National Journal
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Moderated By:
 

• Kathleen Hicks, Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic & International Studies

For more information you can download the House Armed Services Committee Panel on Missions and Roles report (pdf) from the HSAC website.