-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- (For those of you in the DC area... ~F.) BROOKINGS COUNTERTERRORISM BRIEFING FRIDAY Some of the topics to be addressed at this week's briefing include: * Information warfare: How is the U.S. doing in this regard? Which strategies will be effective? Which will not? * An analysis of Secretary of State Powell's trip to Pakistan and India. * The repercussions of continued U.S. military operations in Afghanistan for South Asia. * Brookings will release a new survey on the level of public confidence in the government since September 11, 2001. +++++++++++++++++ A Brookings Briefing COUNTERING TERRORISM: DEVELOPMENTS AT HOME AND ABROAD Friday, October 19, 2001 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. The Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington D.C. JAMES B. STEINBERG (Moderator) Vice President and Director, Foreign Policy Studies Program, The Brookings Institution; former Deputy National Security Advisor STEPHEN PHILIP COHEN Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies Program, The Brookings Institution; former Member, Policy Planning Staff, U.S. Department of State and author of The Pakistan Army PAUL C. LIGHT Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies Program, and the Douglas Dillon Chair, The Brookings Institution; Director, Brookings Center for Public Service; and Senior Advisor,Brookings Presidential Appointee Initiative P.W. SINGER John M. Olin Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies Program, The Brookings Institution; A Brookings post-doctoral fellow currently working on information warfare In an on-going series of press briefings on America's campaign against terrorism, Brookings scholars will discuss the role of information warfare and the consequences of military operations in Afghanistan for South Asia. At this briefing, Brookings will release a survey comparing public attitudes toward the government and presidential appointees before and after the September 11 attack. Topics to be discussed, among others, include: * Are U.S. military operations in Afghanistan fueling anti-American sentiment in Pakistan? * What have been the results of Secretary Colin Powell's trip to Pakistan and India? * What role is information warfare playing in U.S. efforts to counter terrorism and bin Laden's inflammatory statements? * How successful are U.S. efforts to split the Taliban from the Afghan people? * How have the public's attitudes toward the government and presidential appointees changed since the terrorist attack? Brookings experts will make brief presentations and answer questions. RSVP: Please contact the Brookings Office of Communications by calling 202/797-6105, emailing communications@brookings.edu mailto:communications@brookings.edu, or visiting us online at http://www.brookings.edu/comm/events/20011019.htm .. The Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036-2188 www.brookings.edu http://www.brookings.edu -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: Hush 2.0 wl8EARECAB8FAjvPKwcYHGF1dG8zMDEwOTRAaHVzaG1haWwuY29tAAoJEKadvsVlUK4P Dz0An1dBM+QkjvOuDSkXjkX2+273+J2qAKC4Ij3XYYTBlmrMhNZuDtXl1Mh/PQ== =bf5x -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----