Schieffer School/CSIS hosting dialogue on "A Discussion of U.S. Policy in Afghanistan"

Fort Worth, TX

10/14/2009

TCU's Schieffer School of Journalism and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. are holding a dialogue titled “A Discussion of U.S. Policy in Afghanistan” on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 5:30 p.m. EST. The dialogue, hosted by Bob Schieffer, CBS News Face the Nation and TCU alumnus, will be broadcast live on the Schieffer School Web site at 4:30 p.m. local time. Go to http://www.schiefferschool.tcu.edu.

Featured speakers are Bob Woodward, associate editor of The Washington Post; Kimberly Dozier, correspondent for CBS News and author of Breathing the Fire; Mariam Nawabi, anchor for America Media Abroad and host of PUL, a weekly broadcast in Afghanistan; and Anthony Cordesman, Arleigh Burke chair in strategy at CSIS.

The series of monthly dialogues feature top public policy experts, government officials, leading think-tank scholars, and prominent journalists discussing issues related to national security, foreign policy and global challenges.

CSIS is a bipartisan, independent, nonprofit organization that provides strategic insights and policy solutions to decision makers in government, international institutions, the private sector and civil society. It has earned the reputation of being one of the world's preeminent public policy institutions.

The Schieffer School is emerging as one of the world’s top journalism schools dedicated to preparing professionals in both journalism and strategic communications for the new media world, while maintaining the traditional standards of basic, straightforward reporting and ethics.

To be added to the e-mail list to receive each program notice, send your e-mail address to Nancy Styles at n.styles@tcu.edu.