Sponsored by the Foreign Policy Research Institute
Tues.-Weds., July 14--15, 2009
National Press Club
529-14th St NW, 13th Fl.
Washington, DC 20045
On the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines have confronted third-party national combatants. Known as "foreign fighters," these individuals have gained deadly skills and connections that can be exported or exploited to devastating effect in other locations. Over the past two decades this foreign fighters phenomenon has grown after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 to the ethnically cleansed fields of the Balkans to Chechnya and beyond. But this is not a new problem. This conference brings together recognized academic and analytical expertise in order to not only delve into the foreign fighter problem, but also to recommend prescriptive advice on how to deal with this issue into the future.
Registration
To register, please complete and return the Foreign Fighters Conference Registration Form to FPRI, 1528 Walnut Street, Suite 610, Philadelphia, PA 19102. RSVPs can be made to 215 732 3774, ext 303 or [email protected].
Space is limited. The conference will be broadcast free over the Internet.
Webcast
To register for a live broadcast of the conference, please follow the links below:
The Foreign Fighter Problem: Day 1 - July 14
The Foreign Fighter Problem: Day 2 - July 15
Click here for the full two-day agenda.