The Marvin Center
George Washington University Campus
800 21st St. NW, Washington, DC
June 18, 2007
8:30AM - 4:30PM

Key Questions of Symposium:
-What are the relevant historical parallels between Iraq in the 1920s and today?
-What is the significance of historical memory to understanding Iraqis today?
-How can history and historical memory be integrated into analysis, policy-making, and military operations?

Symposium Agenda:

7:30-8:15 - Registration
8:30-8:45 - Welcome/Introductory Remarks (Doug Naquin, Director, OSC)
8:45-9:00 - Scene setter (Moti Pinkasovic, Senior Analyst, Europe Program, OSC)
9:00-10:45 - Panel I: The British Experience in Iraq during the 1920s
Panel Chair: David Hatch, Deputy Chief, NSA History Staff
Priya Satia (Stanford University)
Peter Sluglett (University of Utah)
Timothy Paris (Beus, Gilbert, PLLC)
Commentator: Phebe Marr (U.S. Institute of Peace)

10:45-11:00 - Break

11:00-12:45 - Panel II: Different memories, different demands: How memories of the past inform present positions
Panel Chair: Carmen Medina (Director, Center for the Study of Intelligence)
Ahmed Hashim (Naval War College)
Ahmed al-Rahim (Department of State)
Eric Davis (Rutgers University)

Commentator: Robert Jervis (Columbia University)

12:45-1:00 - Break

1:00-2:00: Lunch talk: Nancy Tucker (Georgetown University, former ADDNI/AIS) - "Understanding Historical Memory from an Intelligence Perspective"

2:00-2:15 - Break

2:15-4:00 - Roundtable: How Do We Cope with the Challenges of Lessons Learned
Panel Chair: Michael Warner (DNI Historian)
John Charles (Directorate of Intelligence, CIA)
Rebecca Fisher (Lessons Learned Program, Center for the Study of Intelligence)
Tony Olcott (Analytical Development Lab, OSC)
Thomas Fingar (DDNI for Analysis)

4:00-4:30 - Concluding Remarks (Jan Karcz, Director of Analytic Development, OSC)