Smith Richardson Minerva Initiative Workshop

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Studies of the Strategic Impact of Religious and Cultural Changes within The Islamic World

A 15-20 minute conversation concerning the topic in light of the Minerva requests for proposals and in relation to national security strategy and policy

Speaker(s)

Jon Anderson , Mansoor Moaddel , Jonathan Paris

“There needs to be a case for, in addition to going deep in specialization in academia, for the generalist. The generalist, to me, can provide the Minerva program and DOD with insights through comparative analysis. ... There is something to anticipation, and that ability to anticipate events comes from knowing people in the areas of the world.” -- Dr. Jonathan Paris

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