Dr. Rafe Sagarin
Marine Ecologist and Environmental Policy Analyst
University of Arizona

5:00-6:30 PM (reception and book signing 6:30-7:30)

Science without Borders, the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, and G8 Global Partnership are all initiatives based on the need for increased and coordinated cooperation to meet global challenges. Governments, Federal agencies and NGOs alike are working to build trust and transparency through diplomacy, science diplomacy and often cooperative efforts to address threats to international peace and security.

In his latest book Learning from the Octopus, Dr. Rafe Sagarin makes the case that learning is the basis for successful response and adaptation in dealing with security. He also explores how we can improve national security by studying security in nature. To survive, organisms have different strategies, including evolutionary adaptation, but no organism can survive if it does it alone. Moreover, cooperation contributes to organisms’ survival and even creates opportunities for adaptive responses to future challenges.

What can nature teach us about security and scientific cooperation? How can scientific engagement and cooperative threat reduction strategies learn from nature and contribute to increased global peace and security?

Discussants:
Richard Danzig
Center for New American Security-Invited

Terence Taylor
International Center for the Life Sciences

Discussion Leader:
Alex Dehgan
Science and Technology Adviser to the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development

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