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"Friends or Foes? The Geopolitics of Terrorism" Lake Forest, Ill – Marshall M. Bouton, president of the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations and South Asia expert, will deliver a public talk at Lake Forest College on Thursday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel. The title of Bouton’s address is "Friends or Foes? The Geopolitics of Fighting Terrorism–Tensions on the Indian Subcontinent: India, Pakistan, and Kashmir." India–Pakistan relations have long been thorny, particularly over Kashmir. On December 13, 2001, the Indian Parliament was attacked by Terrorists. India accused Pakistan of harboring groups suspected of staging the assault, and both countries amassed troops on the border. The United States has been engaged in a delicate balancing act between the countries, the world’s two newest nuclear powers. This has been made more difficult since the war in Afghanistan has necessitated stronger U.S. ties with Pakistan. What can be done about this dangerous situation? Can the suspected terrorist organizations be stopped? Will an election in Kashmir bring a solution? Would either country use a nuclear weapon? How can both India and Pakistan save face? Marshall M. Bouton became president of the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations in August 2001. He was previously executive vice president of the Asia Society in New York. Dr. Bouton is a South Asia expert, having served at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, as an executive secretary for the Asia Society’s Indo-U.S. Subcommission on Education and Culture, and at the Defense Department. He received an MA in South Asian studies from the University of Pennsylvania and a PhD from the University of Chicago. The event is free and open to the public. Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel is located on the Middle Campus of Lake Forest College at the corner of College and Sheridan Roads in Lake Forest. For more information, please call 847-735-6010. Lake Forest College is a private liberal arts institution located 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The College has 1,250 students representing 44 states and 41 other countries.
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