BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.0.5//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:275@test.arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150205T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150205T130000 DTSTAMP:20150203T232417Z URL:https://test.arabamerica.com/events/88-days-kandahar-cia-diary/ SUMMARY:88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary DESCRIPTION:WASHINGTON\, DC\n\nThe Middle East Institute's Louis R. Hughes Lecture Series is pleased to welcome Robert L. Grenier (ERG Partners) for a discussion of his recent book\, 88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary (Simon &\; Schuster\, 2015). During his time as CIA station chief in Islamabad from 1999-2002\, Grenier directed the "southern campaign" of the first Am erican-Afghan war\, which orchestrated the downfall of the Taliban and Ham id Karzai's subsequent rise to power over the course of 88 days. In his ne w book\, Grenier reflects on the internal politics of Afghanistan at the t ime\, looking back at the crucial players and the development of a nationa l policy that contributed to the toppling of the Taliban and the routing o f al-Qaida in Afghanistan. The conversation will examine contemporary coun terterrorism campaigns and diplomacy efforts on an international scale. Af ter the discussion\, Grenier will sign copies of his book.\n\nBiographies: \n\nRobert L. Grenier had a much decorated\, twenty-seven-year career in t he CIA’s clandestine service. A renowned Middle East expert\, he has bee n deputy national intelligence officer for the Near East and South Asia. H e organized the CIA’s Counter-Proliferation Division and headed the CIA ’s basic training facility\, “The Farm.” From 1999 to 2002\, he was CIA station chief in Islamabad. Subsequently\, he was director of the CIA ’s Counterterrorism Center\, responsible for all CIA counterterrorism op erations around the globe. Currently\, Grenier is chairman of ERG Partners \, a consulting firm to businesses in the intelligence and security sector . http://robert-grenier.com/\n\nMarvin Weinbaum (Moderator) is professor e meritus of political science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champ aign\, and served as analyst for Pakistan and Afghanistan in the U.S. Depa rtment of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research from 1999 to 2003. H e is currently a scholar-in-residence at the Middle East Institute in Wash ington DC. At Illinois\, Dr. Weinbaum served for fifteen years as the dire ctor of the Program in South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. His researc h\, teaching\, and consultancies have focused on the issues of national se curity\, state building\, democratization\, and political economy in Afgha nistan and Pakistan. He is the author or editor of six books and has writt en more than 100 journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Weinbaum was awar ded Fulbright Research Fellowships for Egypt in 1981-82 and Afghanistan in 1989-90\, and was a senior fellow at the United States Institute of Peace in 1996-97. He has been the recipient of research awards from the Social Science Research Council\, the Ford Foundation\, the American Political Sc ience Association\, and other granting agencies.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://test.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/ 2015/01/88-days-to-kandahar.jpg CATEGORIES:Books/Literature,Community LOCATION:The Middle East Institute\, 1761 N ST NW\, Washington\, DC\, Unite d States GEO:38.907565;-77.04087600000003 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1761 N ST NW\, Washington\, DC\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Middle East Institute:g eo:38.907565,-77.04087600000003 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20141102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR