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Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Russia, North Korea,
Al Qaeda....

THE WORLD AT RISK:
From America's Failed Arms Control Policy to Potential Terrorist Nuclear
& Biological Attacks
One of the world's leading experts on weapons control draws upon his extensive experience as an inspector and arms control specialist both in the Soviet Union and as a Chief weapons inspector in Iraq to focus on issues of global security.

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES:

The One Day (or longer) Residency
Consider a one-day residency choosing three of the lecture topics listed below for a series of talks, either in a formal setting, classroom setting or informal setting. Two working meals may also be scheduled which are attended by faculty and/or students.

ESPECIALLY FOR CORPORATIONS:

Risk Management in the Time of Terrorism
Ritter is available for both formal presentations and to participate in a more in-depth visit where issues can be discussed in a manner which would be conducive to exploring risk management problems specifically relevant to the company.

Team-Building under Pressure (description below).

The Lecture Topics
• Target: Iran.
• Iraq Confidential.
• Iraqi Endgame.
• The Science and Politics of Disarmament.
• On Dangerous Ground:
America's Failed Arms Control Policies.
• A New Cold War?
Evaluating Russian-American Relations in the 21st Century.
• Waging Peace: American Citizenship in a time of Terror.
• The Rise and Fall of the US Intelligence Community.
Team-Building under Pressure.

Lecture Descriptions
Target: Iran. (Linked to the book of the same title). Building on his experience in the Middle East, the speaker will focus of US-Iranian relations in the past 30 years, with an emphasis on the current US policy of containment and regime change. Issues such as Iran's status as a nation pursuing nuclear weapons, and its role in sponsoring terrorism, will be explored, as will the complicated reality of Iran's internal domestic political situation, and the potential of achieving fundamental change in US-Iranian relations which could lead these two nations away from confrontation and toward peaceful co-existence.

Iraq Confidential. (Linked to the book of the same title). The speaker, drawing on his extensive experience as a Chief Weapons Inspector in Iraq, details the history of the United Nations efforts to eliminate Iraq's arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. In addition to discussing the practical work of inspections, the speaker will draw upon his first-hand experience to detail the complex relationships between the inspectors and Iraq on the one hand, and the inspectors and the United States on the other, as the UN mandate of disarming Iraq clashed with the US policy objective of removing the Iraqi leader,Saddam Hussein, from power.

Iraqi Endgame. Drawing on his unique insight into the ethnic, religious and tribal realities of Iraq, the speaker will examine the history of the involvement of the United States in Iraq in the post-Saddam era, and provide analysis which explores the various policy options being explored regarding an Endgame strategy for the United States in Iraq. The consequences, both good and bad, of the US remaining fully engaged in Iraq, completely withdrawing from Iraq, or some middle ground option combining the two, will be explored in detail, and the speaker will offer his own prognosis on the current situation in Iraq, and how he believes the issue could best be resolved.

The Science and Politics of Disarmament. The speaker, drawing upon his extensive experience as an inspector and arms control specialist both in the Soviet Union, where he was involved with both the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty and the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), and as a Chief weapons inspector in Iraq, will discuss the viability of disarmament both in terms of the technology and methodology used to achieve the practical result of disarmament, as well as the underlying political foundation upon which the practical work must be accomplished. The speaker will compare and contrast a successful disarmament regime (the INF Treaty) with a failed disarmament regime (the UN experience in Iraq), highlighting the importance of melding the science and politics of disarmament into a single unified approach, and demonstrating how disarmament is impossible when the science and politics of disarmament are not in alignment with one another.

On Dangerous Ground: America's Failed Arms Control Policies. (Linked to the book of the same title). The speaker will explore the history of American arms control and disarmament policy from the onset of the atomic age through the end of the administration of President George W. Bush, examining not only how the current policies pursued by the United States today in the field of arms control and disarmament came into being, but why they are not working and what the consequences of this failure of policy are. The speaker will explore alternative policy options, all placed within the historical context of America's failed arms control policies since 1945.

A New Cold War? Evaluating Russian-American Relations in the 21st Century. Drawing upon his experience as a Soviet and Russian studies specialist, the speaker will assess US-Russian relations from the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union through to the recent Russian military incursion into Georgia. Issues such as the expansion of NATO, Russia's energy policy, and a global reaction to the Bush administration policy of preemption as part of the Global War on Terror will be addressed. The speaker will provide his unique insights in the examination of this complex problem, and will discuss the current status of US-Russian relations, and offer a prognosis on which direction these relations may be heading for in the future.

Waging Peace: American Citizenship in a time of Terror. Drawing on his experience as an active critic of US Government policies both before and after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the speaker will discuss the role of the American citizen, and of citizenship in general, during times of war and conflict. As a former Marine officer who served his country in times of peace and war, the speaker is well versed in the reality of the threats which face America today. As such, he is well placed to comment on the need to balance legitimate national security objectives with the ideals and values set forth in the Constitution of the United States, and the vitally important role played by the individual American in making sure that the rights and freedoms set forth within the Constitution are not swept aside in the name of security. As a combat veteran, the speaker applies the lessons of war to the search for the peaceful resolution of conflict, again emphasizing the roles and responsibilities inherent with being a functioning, viable American citizen, and the consequences which can occur when active individual citizenship is not forthcoming.

Team-Building under Pressure. Building on his experiences as a Marine Corps Officer, UN Chief Weapons Inspector, and a Fire Officer with local and State fire services, the speaker will discuss the role of leadership in building functional, viable and successful teams capable of meeting the highest challenges. The importance of leadership will be emphasized, as well as the need to build team identity based upon common values, shared objectives, and agreed procedures. The speaker will be able to draw upon first hand experiences to illustrate his points, and in doing so provide an entertaining and insightful program which has value for any organization, large or small, which places an emphasis on teamwork.

The Rise and Fall of the US Intelligence Community. Drawing on a lifetime of work in the intelligence field, the speaker will analyze the poor state of the US intelligence community today, contrasting it with the situation that existed at the height of the Cold War period, when US intelligence capabilities were at their peak, and assessing the reasons behind the precipitous decline. The speaker will focus on the underlying reasons behind this collapse, including the trend toward "career management" within the intelligence community which led to the politicization of intelligence, where it became more important to appease the policy formulations of elected officials than to provide unbiased, factually-based analysis from which sound policy could be formulated. The speaker will provide case studies, many of them drawn from first-hand experience, to illustrate his points, and will offer some insight into how this problem can be fixed, and what the possible consequences might be of failing to do so.

ARTICLES BY SCOTT RITTER

The following link to recent articles by Scott Ritter on various subjects will provide insight into his analysis and point of view:
http://www.alternet.org/search_advanced.php

BIO
As a Chief Weapons Inspector for the United Nations Special Commission in Iraq, Scott Ritter was labeled a hero by some, a maverick by others, and a spy by the Iraqi government. In charge of searching out weapons of mass destruction within Iraq, Ritter was on the front lines of the ongoing battle against arms proliferation. His experience in enemy territory served as the basis for his book, Endgame, which explored the shortcomings of American foreign policy in the Persian Gulf region and alternative approaches to handling the Iraqi crisis. Ritter went back to Iraq in 2000 for a different reason. He filmed a documentary, In Shifting Sands: The Truth of UNSCOM and the Disarming of Iraq, which focuses on the disarmament of Iraq and it implications for U.S. foreign policy. The film gives an eye-opening view of America from the international community’s perspective, while presenting an unwavering hard line on issues of international justice and global security.

Ritter’s most recent books are Waging Peace: The Art of War for the Antiwar Movement, Target Iran: The Truth About the White House’s Plans for Regime Change, and Iraq Confidential: The Untold Story of the Intelligence Conspiracy to Undermine the UN and Overthrow Saddam Hussein, all published by Nation Books.

Ritter has had an extensive and distinguished career in government service. He is a ballistic missile technology expert who worked in military intelligence during a 12-year career in the U.S. armed forces, including assignments in the former Soviet Union and the Middle East. A former major in the U.S. Marines, Ritter also spent several months of the Gulf War serving under General Norman Schwarzkopf at Marine Central Command headquarters in Saudi Arabia.

In 1991, Ritter joined the United Nations weapons inspection team (UNSCOM). He took part in 52 inspection missions, 14 of them as chief. His team in 1995 discovered missile guidance equipment that Iraq had bought from Russia through a Palestinian agent. He led the UN weapons inspection team into Iraq in January of 1998, only to be blocked from the weapons sites by Iraqi officials. Accusing him of being a spy, Iraq refused Ritter and his team an escort to the inspection sites, thereby preventing them from doing their job.

Following Iraq’s decision to defy the UN and block further searches, Ritter initiated a series of additional inspections. Despite verbal support of Ritter's efforts from the U.S. and the UN Security Council, behind closed doors they resolved not to confront Iraq’s policy. Unwilling to accept the lack of official action against the Iraqi decision, Ritter resigned his position proclaiming that the "illusion of arms control is more dangerous than no arms control at all."

Ritter was born in Florida, and raised all over the world in a career military family. He is a graduate of Franklin and Marshall college, with a B.A. in Soviet History.