On Tuesday, February 12th, Friends of John Jay Homestead will continue their 2013 John Jay Scholars Lecture Series, America and Great Powers Diplomacy, with Colonel Cindy Jebb, USMA speaking on the topic “Counterinsurgency: A Reexamination.”
This past May, the New York Times reported on the active debate inside the US Military Academy about the strategy of counterinsurgency as it has been used in Iraq and Afghanistan: is it effective? Is it worth the cost? How should the Army think about future roles and missions, and how best can it prepare future leaders at West Point for such a world of uncertainty? Colonel Cindy Jebb, PhD, will share some of those discussions with us, as well as describe West Point’s strong tradition of academic freedom. Colonel Jebb is Professor and Head of the Department of Social Sciences at West Point. She teaches courses in comparative politics, international security, cultural anthropology, terrorism and counterterrorism, and military officership. She was instrumental in establishing the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, and developing its leading terrorism and counterterrorism curriculum.
The series will conclude on Tuesday, March 5th, with Walter Stahr discussing his new book, Seward: Lincoln’s Indispensable Man.
The 2013 John Jay Lecture Series is organized by the Scholars Committee of Friends of John Jay Homestead, whose members include Sheila and John Bernson, Vanessa Diebold, Jaclin and Richard Farrell, John M. Greenwood, The Honorable Donald P. Gregg, Mary Hamill, Timothy B. Harwood, Susan Allport Howell, Gary S. Jacobson and Bridget C. Thorne, Alexia and Jerry Jurschak, Migs and Brian Landry, Bonnie and Piers MacDonald, Holly Ann Maggio, Silvia and Steve Ohler, George Hunter Roberts, Stuart C. Ross, Linda A. Mahon and Robert H. Saunders, Timothy P. Schieffelin, Janet K. Schloat, Jennifer and Roger Schwartz, Norman Selby, John J. Stockbridge, Kate and Tom Terry, Marilen G. Tilt, Melissa Vail (Chair), and Caroline and John Walker.
This lecture will be held in the Ballroom at John Jay Homestead State Historic Site at 7:00 P.M., registration beginning at 6:15 P.M. with light refreshments. A book signing will follow the lecture. Tickets are $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Reservations are recommended.
For more information, or to reserve tickets or books, please contact the Friends of John Jay Homestead office at (914) 232-8119; email friends@johnjayhomestead.org; or visit www.johnjayhomestead.org.
Contact: Dot Voorhees, Friends of John Jay Homestead; (914) 232-8119; friends@johnjayhomestead.org
