THE U.S. MILITARY AND ITS ROLE TODAY: WHAT’S GOING ON?
Brigadier General (Ret.) Stephen N. Xenakis, M.D. will join us on Thursday, October 16 for an off-the-record conversation.
- What’s the role of the U.S. military today, and how is it changing since January 20?
- What ethical issues face personnel?
- How do changes under way affect U.S. foreign policy and life in the United States and abroad?
Seats are Limited – Registration and Reservations are Required!
OUR EVENT SPEAKER
General Xenakis has advised the Joint Chief of Staff Chairman and Defense Department on care and support to service members and their families. A practicing psychiatrist, he writes, lectures, and appears regularly on national radio and television about military and security matters.
An Adjunct Professor at the Uniformed Services of Health Sciences of the military medical department and University of Maryland School of Medicine, he is actively engaged with Physicians for Human Rights and Human Rights First. He is the only retired military general and physician to speak out publicly against torture and the involvement of healthcare practitioners in torture.
A graduate of Princeton University and the University of Maryland School of Medicine, he serves on the Executive Board of the Center for Ethics and Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the editorial board of the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law.