On April 28, 2008, New York University's Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response (CCPR) hosted the second in a series of The Cohen-Nunn Dialogues. The topic of this dialogue was titled: Preserve, Protect and Defend: The Challenges to America's Homeland Security. The Dialogues were started by William Cohen, Secretary of Defense under President Clinton, and Senator Sam Nunn of Georgia, to foster a national discussion on critical issues requiring focus and reform by the leadership of the United States. Joining Secretary Cohen and Senator Nunn for the homeland security dialogue were New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Admiral James Loy of the U.S. Coast Guard, and noted scholars Jessica Stern of Harvard University and Stephen Flynn of the Counsel on Foreign Relations.



The Cohen-Nunn Dialogues

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND: THE CHALLENGES TO AMERICA'S HOMELAND SECURITY

Monday, April 28, 2008
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
New York University - Tishman Auditorium


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Adgenda

Hosted by:
The Honorable William Cohen
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense, and former U.S. Senator (R-Maine)
The Honorable Sam Nunn
Chairman, CSIS Board of Trustees, and former U.S. Senator (D-Georgia)

Welcome:
John Sexton, President, New York University

Introduction:
Admiral James Loy, Former Deputy Secretary, Department of Homeland Security

Discussants:
The Hon. Michael Bloomberg, Mayor, New York City
Stephen Flynn, Author, America The Vulnerable
Jessica Stern, Author, Terror in the Name of God




Media

Dialogue Press Release


Mayor Faults Security Funding, April 29, 2008


How to Fight Terrorism, April 29, 2008

FAQ


Q&A: The Cohen-Nunn Dialogues


OP ED: America's Promise
By William S. Cohen and Sam Nunn
Thursday, January 3, 2008


Photos




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