And if you do not, i believe we still have copies at the front desk. By all means, pick up a copy on your way out. We are very fortunate to have with us today, brian graff, this man, my friend and coauthor was also a retired naval officer, formal Deputy Director for american seapower. A prolific writer and also managing director, its a National Security and defense consultancy. Its also a pleasure to welcome david, this man. Also a retired naval officer and defensive uses best writer. I will offer some thoughts based on our monograph. Brian will follow. Then the three of us will discuss, we will conclude with questions and some answers. To the untrained eye, modern military Technology May seem to have eliminated the thought of war that defined premodern battlefields. Victory in historic conflicts relied on the coincidence of skill and luck. The great commander sought in a position to impose his will on a chaotic battlefield in a single moment of genius or a series of moments of genius.
The next session is one that i had mentioned earlier, unfortunately glen olson could not make it. Rtunately, our other anelists, liza munday has agreed to expand on her original talk. To open the session and leave the conversation and q a after he presentation, we have asked barbier, katherine professor at the city state university, to lead the session. Catherine has been involved with our museum for over a decade and just two months ago, she upped organize a program where we had scholars from around the continent come for a daylong program. Catherines information is in your program. I point out that in addition to being a professor at Mississippi State university she is the author of two fine books, one entitled, the battle of kursk and the other, strategy and tactics. Ladies and jump in, dr. Catherine barbeeand liza mundy. [applause] good morning. Happy to see all of these nice faces outfront. This is a fantastic event and im excited about being part of it. I would like to introduce
The schedule we are going to start on time. The new time. On behalf of myself and bob bauer who is my supremely wise, talented and collegial codirector of the nyu law schools legislative and regulatory process clinic i wanted to welcome you here today to the fourth o year of the for. We are joined this year by another nyu law entity, the reef center on law and security, a nonpartisan multidisciplinary institute and the director, rachel, who is here has been invaluable in helping pull together the program for this afternoon. This b forum would not be possie without the generous support of sibley austin, a Renowned International law firm and so it gives me great pleasure to introduce to you, peter who is a partner in the chicago office. He knows a lot about what we are talking about today. He served his district in illinois in the u. S. House of representatives for six terms, from 20072019. During that time he held a number of very significant positions. One of those most pertinent to wh
Good afternoon, everyone. Notwithstanding the change in the schedule, were going to start on time, the new time. So, on behalf of myself and bob wise, who is my supremely and talented collegial codirector of the nyu law schools legislative and regulatory process clinic, i wanted to welcome you here today to the fourthyear of the form. Forum. We are joined by another nyu law entity. A nonpartisan, multidisciplinary director, and the rachel called brenner, who is here, has been invaluable in helping pull together the programs this afternoon. This forum would not be possible without the generous support of a Renowned International law firm. It gives me great pleasure to partnere peter ross, a in the chicago office, who knows a lot about what we are talking about today. He served his district for six terms, from 2002019. He chaired the house ways and means subcommittee on oversight, where he championed efforts that were supported on a bipartisan basis to overhaul the irss civil Asset Forfe
The north bay in the 30s as well santa rosa and say holy know youre below freezing while novato and napa sitting right at freezing. Not that you are at 29 just a few minutes ago, so yes, it is icy cold out there something you want to be prepared for as you do venture outside on this Christmas Eve morning. Now 30s and 40s maybe were starting the day but were going to work our way towards the upper 40s by noontime and then some low 50s by the afternoon will and i were just talking about how good it felt yesterday were not going to have quite as much sunshine as yesterday. So thats going to be those 50s that we have for your afternoon daytime highs not going to be feeling quite as nice as they did when they were greeted by all the sunshine that we had now we do stay dry for your Christmas Eve tonight. We work our way into some showers and into tomorrow morning as you wake up for Christmas Day. Youre going to be greeted by some areas of rain and even some mountain snow which ive got more d