Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference

Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference 2022. Since 1960, the U.S. The Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference has grown in reputation but not in size.

Naval Academy has hosted a gathering of undergraduates from around the United States and the world who come together in the spring to discuss a theme from current global affairs. The Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference (NAFAC) has grown to be the leading undergraduate conference in the country. It has welcomed delegates from thirty countries in each of the last five years and it has heard spe

akers as notable as President George Bush and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. This conference provides an outstanding opportunity for the Midshipmen to come to understand the global forces that may project them into duty in Afghanistan, the Middle East, Korea, North Africa or Latin America. Good officers need a sophisticated understanding of current affairs; this conference puts them together for a week with their civilian counterparts as well as with young officers and civilian delegates from about two dozen countries for conversations in which they can develop that understanding. It is kept small – no more than one hundred fifty delegates–in order that the discussion groups which are at the heart of the conference retain a good seminar atmosphere. These round table discussions include ten university delegates, two or three foreign delegates, two Midshipmen delegates, a Midshipman moderator and two senior advisors.

Have you met our Director, Caroline Finley?Caroline Finley is an Honors Political Science major at the United States Nav...
04/14/2022

Have you met our Director, Caroline Finley?

Caroline Finley is an Honors Political Science major at the United States Naval Academy. Her research focuses on alliance theory in world order politics, examining specifically the future of the transatlantic partnership in the United States’ grand strategic shift to the Pacific.

A great deal of her pursuits are inspired by her work with the Secretary of the Navy’s International Affairs Division at the Pentagon. She is additionally the 2022 Calcagno Scholar, selected for exhibition of academic and professional excellence and leadership in furthering diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Naval Academy.

Upon commissioning, Caroline will pursue a Master of Public Policy in Global Affairs at the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs at Yale University. After completing her graduate studies, she will report to Naval Air Station Pensacola to begin training as a Naval Flight Officer. She is a proud native of New Orleans, Louisiana, and hopes to pursue a career in foreign policy.

NAFAC concluded yesterday after another great round of discussions! We look forward to our final day of events today!
04/14/2022

NAFAC concluded yesterday after another great round of discussions! We look forward to our final day of events today!

"World Order from a Global Perspective: What Key Partners Want from the United States"Thank you to Sarhang Hamasaeed, Sh...
04/13/2022

"World Order from a Global Perspective: What Key Partners Want from the United States"

Thank you to Sarhang Hamasaeed, Shihoko Goto, and Chris Chivvis for sharing your wisdom on today's panel at USNA!

To kick off the first full day of NAFAC 2022, our international audience was able to discuss complex modern issues with ...
04/13/2022

To kick off the first full day of NAFAC 2022, our international audience was able to discuss complex modern issues with a great lineup of experts:

Dr. Hal Brands-"Great Powers, Grand Strategy: Meeting the Challenge to Liberal Values”

Dr. Kori N. Schake & Dr. Thomas F. Lynch III-“Degrees of Alignment: Evolving Priorities for U.S. Partnership”

General John R. Allen, USMC (ret)-"Partnership in the 21st Century"

During the day, guests also had the opportunity to attend tours of the Yard, an international gift exchange, round tables, and an ice cream social!

Stay tuned to hear about today's program!

After the Opening Banquet last night, NAFAC guests kicked off the day with an outstanding address from Dr. Hal Brands on...
04/12/2022

After the Opening Banquet last night, NAFAC guests kicked off the day with an outstanding address from Dr. Hal Brands on the topic of "Great Powers, Grand Strategy: Meeting the Challenge to Liberal Values”

NAFAC 2022 is off to a start!
04/11/2022

NAFAC 2022 is off to a start!

NAFAC is honored to announce our 2022 Forrestal Speaker!
04/05/2022

NAFAC is honored to announce our 2022 Forrestal Speaker!

Since 1960, members of NAFAC staff have graduated to lead Sailors and Marines. Today, we highlight Lieutenant Colonel Am...
12/08/2021

Since 1960, members of NAFAC staff have graduated to lead Sailors and Marines.

Today, we highlight Lieutenant Colonel Amy McGrath. She directed the 1997 NAFAC Conference during her time as a midshipman. The theme that year was "The Struggle for Democracy".

After her graduation from the Naval Academy, she went on to lead a distinguished career in public service. LtCol McGrath flew 89 combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan and became the first woman in the Marine Corps to fly a combat mission in an F/A-18.
U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation

Over past months, several members of NAFAC staff have had the privilege of attending the 2021 Global Security Forum in H...
12/04/2021

Over past months, several members of NAFAC staff have had the privilege of attending the 2021 Global Security Forum in Hartford, CT, the Academy Assembly hosted by the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the Student Conference on U.S. Affairs, hosted by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Each conference focused on different aspects of U.S. and international affairs, ranging from challenges in the space and cyber domains, to public health and the Biomedical Revolution. As we prepare for the challenges facing future generations, the NAFAC team is very grateful for the opportunities to collaborate with the undergraduate community, and learn from the leaders shaping global affairs today. United States Naval Academy

12/04/2021

The NAFAC team is excited to announce the 2022 theme.

The world order faces challenges in the 21st century that no single actor can overcome alone. Truly transnational, emerging challenges— a shifting climate, growing refugee populations, the integrity of global health infrastructure, and the expanding cyber domain— introduce a new level of complexity that traditional instruments of state power are hard-pressed to manage. This, coupled with the rise of revisionist powers and an increasing trend toward authoritarianism, has generated tremendous pressure for the liberal world order. Democracies across the globe grow steadily more stressed. The fabric of trust that necessarily underpins the cooperation and stability of the rules-based world order is increasingly under strain.

The United States no longer enjoys its position as the unrivalled head of the liberal world order. This presents new challenges as it seeks to advance national interests and defend core values. As authoritarian states gain strength, what role do liberal values play in bolstering trust among the world’s democracies? Is it possible for traditional allies to advance their own security and prosperity while sufficiently balancing commitments to their partners?

The tension between values and interests is testing longstanding U.S. partnerships with like-minded allies. Strengthening the strategic concordance that underpins these partnerships has become paramount. The conference will explore what it takes to achieve sustainable alignment between values and interests when constructing partnerships to respond to 21st century challenges. The ability to defend the integrity of these partnerships, across a range of values and interests, could dictate the ultimate success of the liberal world order; and, most notably, the fate of the United States at its head.

Happy from NAFAC! Today we are bringing it back to 2004. The theme was Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Iraq, and the For...
03/05/2020

Happy from NAFAC! Today we are bringing it back to 2004. The theme was Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Iraq, and the Forrestal Speaker was then-US National Security Advisor, Condoleezza Rice.
Dr. Rice is pictured (left) with CAPT & Mrs. Leidig (80th Commandant of Midshipmen), VADM & Mrs. Rempt (58th Superintendent of USNA) and (top) the NAFAC Director, Adam Tisdall ('04).

Did you know it is Naval Academy tradition to gift Forrestal speakers with one of our issued Blue & Gold running jackets?

02/27/2020

40 days out and we couldn't be more excited! Here is a hello from the Director of , MIDN 1/C Sam Winegar. If you want to learn more about our theme, War, Peace, and the Gray Zone, Sam suggests you check out the report published by the Center for Strategic & International Studies. (linked below) Let us know what you think!

https://www.csis.org/analysis/other-means-part-i-campaigning-gray-zone?utm_source=CSIS%20All&utm_campaign=9aafc87f34-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_07_08_02_48&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-9aafc87f34-222007925

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