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Saudi Arabia: A Relationship on the Rocks | Col David Des Roches | Nov 26

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Global Town Hall

“America’s Adventures in the Middle East”

Colonel David Des Roches, US Army (Ret), Associate Professor and Senior Military Fellow, National Defense University

Monday, November 26, 2018

5:30 pm — Registration/Networking

6:00 pm — Program

Belmont University

Frist Lecture Hall, 4th Floor, Inman Building


About Colonel David Des Roches

David Des Roches is an Associate Professor at the Near East South Asia Center for Security Studies. Prior to this, he was the director responsible for defense policy concerning Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Prior to this assignment, he has served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense as the DoD Liaison to the Department of Homeland Security, as the senior country director for Pakistan, as the NATO operations director, and as the deputy director for peacekeeping. His first job in government was as a special assistant for strategy and later as the international law enforcement analyst in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.

A British Marshall Scholar, he has also attended the Federal Executive Institute, the German Staff College’s Higher Officer Seminar, the US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare School and the US Army Command and General Staff College.

An Airborne Ranger in the Army Reserve, he was awarded the Bronze Star for service in Afghanistan. He has commanded conventional and special operations parachute units and has served on the US Special Operations Command staff as well as on the Joint Staff.


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The Inman Health Sciences Building is located just off of Wedgewood Avenue on the northern front of campus. There is free, lighted parking in the North Garage located underneath the Inman and McWhorter buildings, with elevator access to all floors. Entrances are located off of Wedgewood Avenue via the alley entrance and 15th Avenue, through both roundabouts. Click here for a detailed parking map.

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