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Location: The Heritage Foundation's Allison Auditorium
Vaclav Havel once said that "the fall of the (Soviet) empire is
an event on the same scale of historical importance as the fall of
the Roman Empire." When the Berlin Wall finally fell on
November 9, 1989, it changed the course of modern history. It
was also the culmination of 40 years of American international
leadership which established an unshakable military and
intellectual bulwark against Soviet military advances and communist
ideology. In this great struggle, The Heritage Foundation
played a significant role throughout the 1980s through its pivotal
support of missile defense and SDI, a robust U.S. military, public
diplomacy efforts and the Reagan Doctrine. As we approach,
the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, we invite
you to join Heritage in commemorating what has been called "the
Year of Miracles" and how the United States can use the lessons
learned from the Cold War and apply them to today's foreign
policy.
Architects of Victory: Six Heroes of the Cold War
Reflections After Ten Years, by Joseph
Shattan
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER (9:30-10:00 a.m.)
Dr. Richard Pipes
Baird Research Professor in History, Emeritus,
Harvard University
PANEL 1 - AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES ON THE FALL OF
COMMUNISM (10:00-11:00 a.m.)
James Glassman
former Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public
Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Dr. John Lenczowski
President,
Institute of World Politics
Dr. Lee Edwards
Distinguished Fellow in Conservative Thought,
B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies,
The Heritage Foundation
Moderated by:
Helle Dale
Director,
Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies,
The Heritage Foundation
PANEL 2 - EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVES ON THE FALL OF
COMMUNISM (11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.)
His Excellency Klaus Scharioth
Ambassador of Germany
His Excellency Vaino Reinart
Ambassador of Estonia
His Excellency Petr Kolar
Ambassador of the Czech Republic
Moderated by:
Dr. Kim R. Holmes
Vice President,
Foreign and Defense Policy Studies,
The Heritage Foundation
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