EVENTS ARCHIVE

February 19, 2013 Peter Bergen – WIU Theme Speakers Series: War and Peace: From Personal Conflict to Global Resolution Time: 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM Location: Heritage Rooms on the Macomb Campus Description: One of the few Westerners to interview Osama bin Laden, journalist Peter Bergen is the foremost authority on foreign policy, national security, […]

Though often considered unconventional, guerrilla warfare has been the predominant form of warfare throughout human history. In his new book, Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present, Max Boot examines the origins of guerrilla warfare and describes what has changed — and what hasn’t —over the ages. Boot analyzes […]

Sanibel Public Library’s Author Series 2012/2013 (1)Will Shortz – Thursday, December 6, 2012 Will Shortz has been the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is the puzzlemaster on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He is the only person in […]

  High-Stakes Intelligence Operations: From Catching Bin Laden to a Picture-Perfect Rescue in Iran 4-Session Daytime Course In Collaboration with the International Spy Museum Wed., Feb. 6–27, 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. Tickets Login $80 Member $120 Gen. Admission Operations that hold human life in the balance are some of the most difficult that any intelligence […]

Afghanistan 2014: Planning for the Transition Many wonder if Afghanistan can succeed as a stable, self-sustaining country when NATO completes its combat mission at the end of 2014. Afghanistan continues to rely on massive amounts of foreign aid, and its fledgling security forces are now taking the reins of a tough military campaign against well-entrenched […]

CNN’s Bergen to address ongoing war with al-Qaeda Posted: January 28, 2013 Peter Bergen, bestselling author and CNN national security analyst, will speak on “The Longest War: America, al-Qaeda, and the Middle East” at 1:30 p.m., Jan. 31, in Old Main Carson Ballroom. January 31, 2013 1:30 p.m. With the death of bin Laden, the […]

ELEASE: MANHUNT, Based on Peter Bergen’s Book, Showing at 2013 Sundance Festival Documents the Real-Life Story Behind the Hunt for Osama bin Laden Published:   January 23, 2013 Washington, DC — The HBO documentary MANHUNT — which tells the real-life story of the CIA operatives behind the hunt for Osama bin Laden — is showing at […]

  Panel Name: At the Lodge—Out of Sight (and Outside the Law) Date / Time: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 1:00pm Venue / Location: Filmmaker Lodge, 550 Main Street, Park City Description of Panel: Whether covering ground wars, drug wars, or a war on terror, journalists undertake enormous risks to uphold Americans’ right to know […]

  MANHUNT English and Arabic with English subtitles, 2013, 100 minutes, color, U.S.A./United Kingdom, U.S. Documentary On May 2, 2011, Osama bin Laden, America’s public enemy number one, was killed by Navy SEALs in a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The raid, a watershed moment that gripped most of the world, lasted a mere 40 minutes. […]