PROGRAM The Second Annual Conference The Balance of National Strength and Security 16-18 December, 2001 Israel in Battle and in the International Arena Sunday, December 16, 2001 17:00 Reception 18:00 Opening Session: Transforming the National Agenda Chair: Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, and Director, Institute of Policy and Strategy, Lauder School of Government, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya Greetings: Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya Mr. Avraham Biger, Deputy Chair, Caesarea Baron Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Foundation Prof. Ehud Sprinzak, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya Address of the President of Israel – Mr. Moshe Katsav The Record of the Balance – Brig. Gen. (Res.) Amos Gilboa A Strategic Look at International Relations, Israel, and the Jewish People – Mr. David Harris, Executive Director, American Jewish Committee The New Strategic Landscape – Mr. Ephraim Halevy, Head of the Mossad 19:30 Dinner and Lighting of Hanukkah Candles Chair: Maj. Gen. (Res.) Meir Amit, Chair, Center for Special Studies Lighting of the Eighth Hanukkah Candle – Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amos Yaron, Director-General, Ministry of Defense Suzanne and Max Singer Ms. Rita Abramov Musical Interlude The International System in the Aftermath of September 11 – Mr. James Woolsey, Former Director, CIA Monday, December 17, 2001 08:30 – 10:30 Second Session: The International System and its Challenges Chair: Prof. Ehud Sprinzak, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya Defense Policy in the Face of Change in the International System – Maj. Gen. Uzi Dayan, Head of the National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office The Coming of the Global Leviathan – Prof. Yehezkel Dror, Department of Political Science, Hebrew University Future Architectures for Israel’s Foreign Relations Task Force Report – MK Prof. Shlomo Ben-Ami, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Discussion Opened by: Prof. Avishay Braverman, President, Ben-Gurion University 11:00 – 13:00 Third Session: The Balance and Future of the Peace Process Chair: Avi Gil, Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Balance Sheet of the Peace Process – MK Dan Meridor, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office Unilateral Disengagement – A Comparative Analysis – Prof. Yael Tamir, Tel Aviv University The Future of the Arab-Jewish Conflict – Dr. Itzhak Ravid, Center for Military Research, Rafael Discussion Opened by: Brig. Gen. (Res.) Effi Eitam; Prof. Arnon Sofer, Haifa University 13:00 Lunch Chair: Mr. Felix Posen The Security Dimension in a Policy of the Jewish People – Mr. Sallai Meridor, Chair, The Jewish Agency and the World Zionist Organization 14:30 – 16:00 Fourth Session: The Jewish World and National Strength Chair: Prof. Moshe Kaveh, President, Bar-Ilan University The Strengthening of the Post-Soviet Jewish Community and its Connection with Israel – MK Natan Sharansky, Minister of Housing and Construction The Jewish People as a Strategic Asset – Task Force Report – Prof. Art Naparstek, Director, Overseas and Israel Pillar, United Jewish Communities of North America Discussion Opened by: Brig. Gen. (Res.) Israela Oron, Deputy Head, National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office; Prof. David Harman, CEO, Teachlink. 2 16:30 – 18:30 Fifth Session: The Media Environment and its Implications Chair: Mr. Shabtai Shavit, Former Head of the Mossad Media and Policy in the Global Space – Prof. Yirmiyahu Yovel, Department of Philosophy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the New School of Social Research, New York Target Audiences, Public Opinion, and Foreign Policy - A Marketing Perspective – Prof. Jerry Wind, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya Information Policy in the Information Age – Task Force Report – Mr. Nachman Shai, Chair of the Council, Israel Broadcasting Authority Discussion Opened by: MK Rabbi Michael Melchior, Deputy Foreign Minister; Mr. Gideon Saar, Cabinet Secretary 18:45 – Ms. Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor to the President of the United States (live via satellite) 19:30 Dinner Greetings: Mr. Yosef Maiman, President, Merhav Israeli Diplomacy in an Era of Change – MK Shimon Peres, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Tuesday, December 18, 2001 08:30 – 10:30 Sixth Session: National Security and the War against Terror Chair: Maj. Gen. (Res.) Yitzhak Hoffi Concepts of Security in a Time of Change – Mr. Haim Assa, Assa-Or Deterrence Capability - Missions and Possibilities – Task Force Report – Lt. Gen. (Res.) Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Deterring Rogue States – Prof. Stephen Rosen, Harvard University Discussion Opened by: Maj. Gen. Dr. Isaac Ben-Yisrael, Director, Defense R&D Directorate, Ministry of Defense; Mr. Dan Schueftan, Haifa University and Shalem Center 11:00 – 13:00 Seventh Session: Changing Security Concepts and Force Structure Chair: Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amos Yaron, Director-General, Ministry of Defense The Balance Sheet of the War – Lt. Gen. Shaul Mofaz, Chief of General Staff, IDF Directions in Security Concepts and Force Structure – Maj. Gen. (Res.) Eitan Ben-Eliahu, President and CEO, East West Ventures Ltd, and Maj. Gen. (Res.) Ami Ayalon, Chair, Netafim Group Discussion Opened by: MK Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Chair, Knesset Subcommittee on Strategic Posture and Force Structure 13:00 Lunch Chair: Mr. Yaakov Neeman New National Priorities for Israel – Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, Former Prime Minister 14:30 – 16:30 Eighth Session: Foundations of National Security: Society, Education and Governance Chair: Dr. Leora Meridor, Chair of the Board, Bezeq International Ltd., and Chair, Poalim Financial Markets and Investments The Social Basis of National Security – Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Chair, National Security Studies Center, Haifa University 3 Israel’s Strategic Defense Policy During the Fight Against Terror – Mr. Ehud Barak, Former Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Nationalism and Education – Task Force Report – Dr. Zvi Zameret, Director, Ben-Zvi Foundation Discussion Opened by: MK Naomi Blumenthal, Deputy Minister of National Infrastructure; Mr. Mordechai Avisrur, Mayor of Yeruham 17:00 -19:00 Ninth Session: Economic Viability and National Security Chair: Dan Halperin, CEO, Iptich Achieving Economic Strength – National, Political and Social Subsistence, Competitiveness and Accomplishment – Task Force Report – Dr. Orna Berry, Gemini Capital Fund Changes in Market Structure and National Security – Prof. Avi Ben-Bassat, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Response: Mr. Yossi Sela, Gemini Capital Fund The Defense Industry’s Contribution to the Israeli Economy – Dr. Yaakov Sheinin, CEO, Economic Models Ltd. Response: Mr. Carmel Vernia, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry and Commerce Pulling the Wagon Out of the Mud Without Breaking the Chain - Technological Change, Recession, and Inequality – Prof. Daniel Tsiddon, Department of Economics, Tel Aviv University Response: Mr. Elisha Yanay, Vice-President, Motorola Inc. Discussion Opened by: Mr. Imri Tov, Tel-Aviv University; Dr. Rafi Melnick, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya 19:00 – 19:30 Closing Session and Gala Dinner Chair: Ambassador Zalman Shoval Greetings: Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder Dynamic Defense Strategies in the Current Middle East Reality – MK Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, Minister of Defense Realigning Government – Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya Summation – Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Director, Institute of Policy and Strategy, Lauder School of Government, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. 4 .