Technology and Manpower at the End of the 21st Century

The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) is proud to host a conference on one of the most important subjects facing military planners today. A panel of experts on militaries from around the world will debate the change in manpower requirements brought on by the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA). The draft has ended in some countries and its utility in others has come under question. But ending the draft has implications for a country’s education, social development and civil-military relations.

The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) is proud to host a conference on one of the most important subjects facing military planners today. A panel of experts on militaries from around the world will debate the change in manpower requirements brought on by the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA). The draft has ended in some countries and its utility in others has come under question. But ending the draft has implications for a country’s education, social development and civil-military relations. The invited experts will address the impact of information warfare (IW) and other technology-related military advances on manpower in a variety of countries – friends, allies and potential adversaries of the United States as well as in the U.S. itself.

Opening Speaker: Dr. Andrew Marshall, Office of Net Assessment, Office of the Secretary of Defense (invited)

Luncheon Speaker: Prof. Elliot Cohen, Johns Hopkins University

Featuring: Prof. Donald Abbenheim, U.S. Navy Postgraduate School, on Germany; Prof. Stephen Blank, U.S. Army War College, on Russia; Prof. June Teufel Dreyer, University of Miami, on China; Col. (res.) Reuven Gal, IDF, Israel Institute for Military Studies, on Israel; Air Commodore (ret.), IAF, Jasjit Singh, on India; Dr. Harry Thie, The Rand Corp., on the United States

Where: National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW. Convenient to the Metro Center station on the Red, Blue and Orange Lines.

When: Monday 23 February 1998

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Cost: $60.00, includes lunch.

To attend, you must respond by telephone to the JINSA office at 202-833-0020. Payment will be taken at the door. Absolutely no one will be admitted without a reservation.

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