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Day-long Conference in November 2017 at New America in Washington, DC on to discuss current and future challenges for U.S. Special Operations, with a focus on the projected growth of proxy wars. Speakers included: Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas); Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.); Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.); Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa); Michael Lumpkin, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict; Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Executive Officer of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; Hamdullah Mohib, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the U.S., among others.