Leadership Under Pressure

Retired Army Lt. Gen. James Dubik will deliver the General Omar N. Bradley Chair lecture, titled Leadership Under Pressure on Monday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. in Katz Hall, Penn State Dickinson School of Law, West South Street. The event, which is free and open to the public, also will be webcast.

Dubik will examine the strategic mistakes made in Iraq and the myths responsible for those mistakes. He also will discuss the transformation that turned Iraq from a strategic failure to a strategic opp ortunity and how the U.S. should draw from itsexperience in Iraq to address ongoing events in the Middle East and North Africa.

Extensive experience in the international arena and in building security cooperation marked his nearly 40-year Army career. Before retiring from the Army, Dubik commanded I Corps during a deployment to Iraq and Multinational Security Transition Command-Iraq where he was responsible for developing, organizing and training the Iraqi security ministers, Iraqi security forces and the Iraqi police. He has been called on to provide advice at the highest level.

Dubik was commissioned an infantry officer following graduation from Gannon University in 1971. He held leadership and command positions around the world. He commanded U.S. and multinational forces in northern Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy, served as deputy commanding general for Task Force Eagle and Multinational Division North in Bosnia-Herzegovina during Operation Joint Forge and commanded the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii. Dubik also was an associate professor of philosophy at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Dubik completed the Advanced Operations Studies Fellowship at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., and attended both Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government Executive Program for National and International Security and the National Security Leadership course at The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. He holds a master's degree in philosophy from The Johns Hopkins University.

The General Omar N. Bradley Chair in Strategic Leadership is a joint initiative among the United States Army War College, Dickinson College and Penn State University Dickinson School of Law and School of International Affairs. Its objective is to advance the study of strategic leadership and enhance civilian-military dialogue by offering distinguished individuals the opportunity to contribute to the educational and research activities of the partner institutions.

For more information, visit The Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues.