Forum to offer perspectives on post-9/11 world

On the fifth anniversary of 9/11, the Division of International Studies and the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) will co-sponsor a panel discussion on “Perspectives on a Post-9/11 World.”

The forum will be held at noon on Monday, Sept. 11, at the Memorial Union (Check TITU for location.).

Speakers will include Vicki Bier, professor of industrial and systems engineering and director of the Center for Human Performance and Risk Analysis; Capt. Scott Mobley, U.S. Navy and UW–Madison professor of naval science; Jon Pevehouse, associate professor of political science and director of the international studies major; and Jeremi Suri, associate professor of history, WAGE senior fellow and director of the Global Security Initiative.

Among the topics discussed will be global security, presidential powers, public opinion, general emergency preparedness and the role of the military, post-9/11. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, visit http://wage.wisc.edu.