Tomorrow's talk at State Department ...

will be at conference co-hosted with National Intelligence Council and entitled "Conference on Redefining Collective Security: Breaking Down the Barriers Between Old and New Threats."

I'm in the last session:

Where are the Gaps?

What kind of capacities does the U.S. require in order to better balance the tactical (e.g., going after terrorists or drug dealers) with the strategic (tracking the conditions that contribute to an environment in which terrorists or drug dealers run free)? How can a more multi-disciplinary approach regarding threats to national security be fostered?

Moderator: Erica Barks-Ruggles, U.S. Department of State

Thomas P.M. Barnett, Barnett Consulting

Michael Mandelbaum, The Johns Hopkins University SAIS

Should be interesting. Don't feel I've ever met Mandelbaum.