CSS Speaker Series | By All Means Available: Memories of a Life in Intelligence, Special Operations, and Strategy with Dr. Michael Vickers

Check out the new time, date, and location below for the CSS Speaker Series with Dr. Michael Vickers!

Join the Center for Security Studies on October 17 from 5:00 – 6:30 PM ET for a conversation with former Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence (USD-I), Dr. Michael Vickers, moderated by Dr. Bruce Hoffman, on Dr. Vickers’ new book By All Means Available: Memories of a Life in Intelligence, Special Operations, and Strategy. In his book, Michael Vickers describes his remarkable career from his days as a Green Beret to his vision for victory in Afghanistan to his role in waging America’s war with al-Qa’ida at the highest levels of government.

The event is free and available for both in-person and virtual attendance. Light food and refreshments will be provided! Please RSVP here to save your spot on October 17, 2023.

About the Speaker

Dr. Michael (“Mike”) G. Vickers’ career as a special operator, CIA operations officer, national security policy maker and Intelligence Community leader spanned the last two decades of the Cold War through a decade and a half of our war with al-Qa’ida, its allies and its offshoots – service that saw unprecedented senior tenure across Republican and Democratic administrations. Dr. Vickers has received the nation’s highest awards in the fields of intelligence and defense, including the Presidential National Security Medal and the OSS Society’s William J. Donovan Award. Click here to read his full biography.