Unconquerable Nation: Knowing Our Enemy Strengthening Ourselves with Brian Jenkins.
Brian Jenkins talks about his strategy to fight terrorism. Mr. Jenkins argues in his book, Unconquerable Nation, that to defeat Al Qaeda, the U.S. must implement a multi-pronged counter-terror strategy that includes an ideological and political component. He further argues that, domestically, America must preserve its legacy of limiting government power and safeguarding civil rights. Mr. Jenkins is introduced by Paul Bremer, former head of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq.
Brian Jenkins is senior advisor to the president of the RAND Corporation. He founded the RAND Corporation's terrorism research program in 1972. Mr. Jenkins' books include International Terrorism: A New Mode of Conflict and The Fall of South Vietnam.
Bio
L. Paul Bremer
Administrator, Coalition Provisional Authority (Iraq)
L. Paul Bremer was named Director of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for post-war Iraq following the Iraq War of 2003, replacing Jay Garner on May 6, 2003.
In his role as head of the Coalition Provisional Authority, he reported only to the U.S. Secretary of Defense and exercised authority over Iraq's civil administration. He served in this capacity from May 11, 2003 until limited Iraqi sovereignty was restored on June 28, 2004.
Brian Michael Jenkins
Brian Jenkins is senior advisor to the president of the RAND Corporation. He founded the RAND Corporation's terrorism research program in 1972. Mr. Jenkins' books include "International Terrorism: A New Mode of Conflict" and "The Fall of South Vietnam."
Thomas L. McNaugher
Vice President, Army Research Division Director of RAND's Arroyo Center
As an active duty Army officer from 1968 to 1975, served in the Republic of Vietnam from 1970 to 1971. As a mobilized Army Reservist, participated in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, on the Arabian Peninsula, from December 1990 to May 1991. From 1981 to 1995, Dr. McNaugher was first a Research Associate and then a Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program of the Brookings Institution. Books include The M16 Controversies: Military Organizations and Weapons Acquisitions; Arms and Oil: U.S. Military Strategy and the Persian Gulf ; and New Weapons, Old Politics: America's Military Procurement Muddle.
He is a Professorial Lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and he is on the editorial board of Joint Forces Quarterly.