The Israel-Hamas War: How Did We Get Here? And How Do We Go Forward?

The horrific attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, and the military retaliation in Gaza by the Israel Defense Forces, raise many questions. Protests for and against both sides have turned ugly. Antisemitism and Islamophobia are on the rise. How did the Israeli intelligence sector miss this? Is the United States responding in the right way? How did we get here? And how do we go forward?

A presentation and dialogue with Colonel Kris Bauman, PhD, Brent Scowcroft Professor of National Security Studies at the United States Air Force Academy, will offer answers to these questions that go far deeper than the hateful “discussion” on social media and the often-shallow coverage in the news.

Please RSVP by Sunday, Nov. 26.

Date: Tuesday, Nov. 28
Time: 5:30-6:45 p.m.
Location: Richard F. Celeste Theatre, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave.

Questions? Please contact the Office of Alumni Relations (alumni@coloradocollege.edu)

Event Sponsors: Northwestern Mutual, Summation Wealth Group, and the Colorado College Office of Alumni and Family Relations

Colonel Kris A. Bauman, PhD

Colonel Bauman is the Brent Scowcroft Professor of National Security Studies at the United States Airforce Academy and teaches American Government, American Foreign & National Security Policy, Middle East Politics, and Comparative Politics at the United States Air Force Academy.

From April 2017 to June 2018, he served at the White House on the National Security Council as the Senior Director for Israeli, Palestinian, Jordanian, and Egyptian Affairs.

Prior to the NSC, he was a Senior Military Fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies, and an adjunct professor at the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, both at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.

In 2013-2014, during the negotiations led by Secretary of State John Kerry between Israelis and Palestinians, Colonel Bauman was the Chief of Staff for the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense, General John R. Allen, USMC, retired. General Allen’s team was responsible for the security portfolio of a proposed two-state agreement.

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