Douglas Johnston, president and founder of the International Center for Religion Diplomacy, shares strategies for peace and stability in the Middle East via religious parties.

Gerald Hyman, senior adviser at CSIS, examines whether the costs are worth the benefit of continued engagement in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Ike Wilson, professor at West Point, discusses what to do about Afghanistan, characterizing the environment at the time and outlining a possible strategy.

John Hamre, president and CEO of CSIS, examines whether President Obama failed as commander in chief by not sending additional troops to Afghanistan.

John Hughes, professor at Brigham Young University, argues that it is the ideological war, rather than the military war, that will determine whether moderate Islam will prevail over Islamic extremism.

Michael Meese, professor at Georgetown University, argues that it is fundamentally in the U.S. security interest to take effective action in Afghanistan.

Stephen Cohen, professor emeritus at Princeton University, discusses the necessity of four factors in U.S. strategy: correct number of forces, counterinsurgency, developing an Afghan army, and developing a coherent government.

Donald Deshler, professor at the University of Kansas, investigates the gap between years of schooling and years of skills developed.

Daniel Robinson, fellow at Oxford University, presents the 2009 Truman G. Madsen Lecture on Eternal Man, discussing shifting attitudes on homosexuality to present a faulty model for explaining the human condition.

Richard Ingersoll, professor at the University of Pennsylvania, argues that school management and operation should be investigated to combat staffing problems.