Harris School to host May 5 symposium, 'The War on Terror After Bin Laden'

The implications of Osama bin Laden's death for military and policy responses to terrorism will be the subject of a discussion on Thursday, May 5, co-hosted by the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Studies.

The session will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Home Room at International House, 1414 E. 59th St. Organized in response to bin Laden's death on May 1 during a U.S. military raid in Pakistan, the talk is titled, "The War on Terror After Bin Laden." Speakers will include Lieutenant Colonel Reid L. Sawyer, director of the Combating Terrorism Center at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, associate professor at the Harris School. Organizers of the event include the Harris School, International House, and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies.

Those planning to attend the session may RSVP here.