Colonel Lew Irwin, as part of the 2010 World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh International program series, returns to Peters Township Public Library on Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
With his perspective on government strategies in Afghanistan, Lew Irwin will present Disunity of Effort: America’s Interagency Struggle to Build an Afghan Nation. He will describe the specific challenges of “Nation Building” in Afghanistan, as well as the problems that have characterized past efforts of the various United States agencies at work there. Lew Irwin will also discuss the case for and the case against Nation Building in Afghanistan as a strategy related to United States National Security Issues.
During his 23 years of service in the United States Army, Colonel Irwin has served in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Bosnia, Panama, Germany, Afghanistan, and other locations throughout the United States and the World. Colonel Irwin currently commands the 301st Regional Support Group, headquartered in Butler, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. He holds masters degrees and a doctorate in political science from Yale University, and in his civilian career he is a professor of Public Policy and Government at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. Lew Irwin is the author of two books on American Politics and Public Policy and is currently working on a book on Afghanistan – soon to be published.
An honorarium for these speakers was generously provided by a grant from the McMurray Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 764. To register for this free program, please visit the library circulation desk or call 724-941-9430.
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