Wednesday 20 November 2013, 1.30 - 3.00pm, B13, Lincoln's Inn Fields (LIF)
Speaker: General Frank Gorenc; Chair: Dr Nicholas Kitchen
Although the Cold War ended almost 25 years ago, the US military remains stationed in Europe. But in a world increasingly characterised by globalisation and the decline of traditional inter-state conflict, what is the strategic rationale for this presence on the “Old Continent” today, and whose interests does it serve?
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Speaker
Gen. Frank Gorenc is Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, U.S. Air Forces Africa, Commander Allied Air Command, and Director, Joint Air Power Competence Centre.
Chair
Nicholas Kitchen is Research Officer in Global Power and the Gulf at the LSE Kuwait Programme, and serves as Editor in Chief of IDEAS Reports and Programme Coordinator of the LSE IDEAS United States International Affairs Programme.
Location
B13, Lincoln's Inn Fields (LIF), London School of Economics. Map.