One Nation Under Contract

Oct 27, 2009

Women's Foreign Policy Group

Allison Stanger talked about her book One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy (Yale University Press; October 27, 2009). In her book she looks at the increasing use of private contractors by the U.S. government. She argues that although the outsourcing has been poorly managed and has .. Read More
Allison Stanger talked about her book One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy (Yale University Press; October 27, 2009). In her book she looks at the increasing use of private contractors by the U.S. government. She argues that although the outsourcing has been poorly managed and has inadvertently militarized American foreign policy, with proper oversight public-private partnerships can be valuable tools for carrying out foreign policy. Professor Stanger responded to questions from members of the audience. On Tuesday, October 27, 2009, NAFSA: Association of International Educators hosted this installment of the Women’s Foreign Policy Group Author Series. Allison Stanger is a professor of international politics and economics at Middlebury College and is director of the college's Rohatyn Center for International Affairs.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:34 Unidentified Speaker OKAY. WELL, WELCOME. I'M MARLENE JOHNSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS....
00:03:22 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WELCOME. WE'RE SO PLEASED YOU COULD GOING US. AS MARLENE SAID,...
00:07:47 Unidentified Speaker DR. STANGER? [APPLAUSE]
00:07:51 Unidentified Speaker THANKS VERY MUCH FOR THAT VERY GENEROUS INTRODUCTION. AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE SO MANY OF MY FORMER STUDENT....
00:18:11 Unidentified Speaker THE BIGGEST EXAMPLE WAS THE COAST GUARD'S DEEP WATER PROGRAM. ANYBODY HEARD OF THAT? THE DEEP WATER...
00:29:59 Unidentified Speaker SHE ASKED THE TOUGHEST QUESTION FIRST. AND YOU CONFLATED TO BUT LET ME TAKE THEM APART AND MADE A...
00:32:14 Unidentified Speaker ONE MORE QUESTION BEFORE I OPEN IT UP. THERE'S LOTS OF TALK ABOUT GETTING MORE CIVILIAN CONTROL BACK...
00:32:37 Unidentified Speaker THAT'S A BIG QUESTION IN IT WE HAVE THESE BIG -- WE HAVE A CIVILIAN SEARCH GOING ON IN AFGHANISTAN...
00:33:44 Unidentified Speaker HI D.C. AND, PLEASE, --
00:33:47 Unidentified Speaker CAN YOU HEAR US OKAY?
00:33:49 Unidentified Speaker THIS IS MY LAST QUESTION AND THIS IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. HOW DO YOU SEE THE PARTNERSHIP...
00:34:08 Unidentified Speaker IT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND WE WILL THROW THAT OUT HERE BECAUSE IT TAKES US TO THE DEVELOPMENT ROME...
00:35:44 Unidentified Speaker QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE. IF YOU COULD STAND AND, PLEASE, IDENTIFY YOURSELF IN DEEPER QUESTIONS...
00:35:58 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE ONE RIGHT HERE. ONE.
00:36:00 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD SAY THAT ACTUALLY I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION BUT I SEEM TO BE THE ONLY PERSON FROM THE USAID...
00:36:08 Unidentified Speaker WHO ARE YOU WITH?
00:36:12 Unidentified Speaker I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS TRUE. WE'RE ONLY BASICALLY USAID AND FUNDED INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES GROUP...
00:36:22 Unidentified Speaker 95%. BUT I WOULD SAY THAT TO USAID IF IT BE A STEP WOULD BE EXACTLY THE SAME PEOPLE, AND WE PLAY --...
00:37:49 Unidentified Speaker OF A, THE GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK. PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF.
00:37:58 Unidentified Speaker ONE [INAUDIBLE] I WANTED YOU TO TALK ABOUT CIVIL SOCIETY. ALL OF THE NGOS IN GEORGIA. YOU SEE A LOT...
00:39:30 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU.
00:39:32 Unidentified Speaker [INAUDIBLE] GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER COUNTRY IS THAT ARE...
00:39:54 Unidentified Speaker OKAY, ONE MORE QUESTION. GO AHEAD AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF.
00:40:00 Unidentified Speaker USAID CONTRACTOR. I WANTED TO ASK YOU TO COMMENT ON THIS, HE SAID THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT ONLY...
00:41:01 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT. IS THAT ENOUGH? [LAUGHTER] LET ME JUST, I PROMISE NOT TO BE LONG...
00:43:56 Unidentified Speaker [INAUDIBLE]
00:43:59 Unidentified Speaker FROM OSHER BUT I DO SEE THOSE TWO WORDS AS ANOMALIES. WE HAVE TO MAKE A DISTINCTION BETWEEN WARTIME...
00:44:15 Unidentified Speaker OKAY, THE WOMAN -- HEAR, HEAR ANYONE ELSE?
00:44:26 Unidentified Speaker THIS IS A FLIP SIDE QUESTION. ONE OF THE THINGS FROM WHICH TO THE U.S. MILITARY HAS BEEN FAMOUS FOR...
00:45:15 Unidentified Speaker MY NAME IS REBECCA, I HAVE NO AFFILIATION BECAUSE I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE USAID JOBS TO GET BACK...
00:46:53 Unidentified Speaker ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES PLEASE.
00:47:00 Unidentified Speaker ONE I'M DONNA WITH COMMISSION ON WARTIME CONTRACTS INHERITED. IT HASN'T ARRIVED YET SO I HAVEN'T READ...
00:48:20 Unidentified Speaker WHAT IS THE EXAMPLE.
00:48:22 Unidentified Speaker THE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH A COMPANY WHO HAS SERVED AS A RECRUITER FOR THEM AND HAS A WHOLE LIST OF...
00:48:46 Unidentified Speaker CHENNAI BE TALKING ABOUT ONE OF OUR CONTRACTS.
00:48:55 Unidentified Speaker THEY ONLY ARE THE RECRUITER ONLY APPEAR IF THEY CAN'T FILL JOBS. THEN ALSO THEY HAVE A SPECIAL PERSONAL...
00:49:32 Unidentified Speaker THAT'S THE TYPE OF QUESTION I HAVE TO LOOK AT MORE CLOSELY BUT THE ONE THING THAT GIVES ME PAUSE IS...
00:52:39 Unidentified Speaker WHETHER CONTACTING OUT THE LOGISTICS TO THE LESSER DEGREE HAS A DELETERIOUS OF FACT ON THE LOGISTICAL...
00:52:54 Unidentified Speaker I THINK THAT TRAIN HAS LEFT THE STATION IN A SENSE. IT REALLY HAS AND IF YOU LOOK AT COMPANIES --...
00:54:09 Unidentified Speaker OKAY, LAST QUESTION.
00:54:11 Unidentified Speaker I WONDER IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT WHETHER THE SHIFT THAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING INTO A 20% JURY GOVERNMENT...
00:54:44 Unidentified Speaker WHETHER CONTRASTING HAS AN IMPACT,?
00:54:47 Unidentified Speaker YOU HAVE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POLITICAL APPOINTEES AND SENIOR GOVERNMENTS...
00:55:10 Unidentified Speaker DEFINITELY WOULD RESHAPE IN A MORE POSITIVE DIRECTION BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE MANAGING THE CONTRACTORS...
00:55:42 Unidentified Speaker WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PROFESSOR. WE HAD WONDERFUL QUESTIONS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING...
00:55:56 Unidentified Speaker THANKS SO MUCH. [INAUDIBLE]

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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    Co-Founder and President Women's Foreign Policy Group
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    Executive Director and CEO NAFSA: Association of International Educators
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