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The first duty imposed on those who now direct society is to educate democracy; to put, if possible, new life into its beliefs; to purify its mores; to control its actions; gradually to substitute understanding of statecraft for present inexperience and knowledge of its true interests for blind instincts; to adapt government to the needs of time and place; and to modify it as men and circumstances require. A new political science is needed for a world itself quite new.

Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America

 

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Center for American Awarded Major Grant by National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Upcoming Events

Peter Warren Singer
"The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century"
Date and Location TBD

Peter Warren Singer is Senior Fellow and Director of the 21st Century Defense Initiative at the Brookings Institution. He is the youngest scholar named Senior Fellow in Brookings's 90-year history. In 2005, CNN named him to their "New Guard" List of the Next Generation of Newsmakers. Dr. Singer is considered one of the world's leading experts on changes in 21st century warfare. Dr. Singer’s newest book, Wired for War (Penguin, 2009), looks at the implications of robotics and other new technologies for war, politics, ethics, and law in the 21st century. Described as "an exhaustively researched book, enlivened by examples from popular culture" by the Associated Press, Wired for War made the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list in its first week of release.

Workshop on Intelligence and National Security
October 28, 2009
David Student Union Ballroom


CAS will co-sponsor its first annual workshop on intelligence and national security with the Hampton Roads chapter of the Association for Intelligence Officers. The topic of the first workshop will center on Cyber Security. Stay tuned for further information.
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