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LAMONT COLUCCI, is an internationally known university educator, lecturer, and former diplomat with the U.S. State Department, has taught university classes on a wide variety of topics including international relations, international law and American foreign policy, and area studies such as east Asia, Europe, and Russia. He is considered an expert on foreign policy, security issues, history, and current events, particularly as they pertain to China, Korea, Japan, Europe, and Russia.

Colucci is also considered an expert on international terrorism, military/security issues, intelligence, and international trade.

Colucci is also a consultant with the Gerson Lehrman Group Councils (GLG), an industry-focused global network of distinguished world leaders from various areas of expertise including foreign policy, business, medicine, law, science, and engineering.

He can be contacted at lcolucci@aol.com

Areas of Expertise: Foreign Policy, National Security, Business Education, Government and Leadership

Program titles: US Foreign Policy- Terrorism and Security of the Homeland: September 11th and its aftermath? The new geo-Strategic world and the Bush doctrine. Why do our enemies hate us and our allies love us?

Quo Vadis- Where are you going? The role of the individual in modern American society? Has political correctness overcome reason? Where is American society heading?

North Korea - the untold story Wait until you hear what Lamont has to say about this brewing situation. A "must hear" for anyone interested in behind the scenes of world affairs.

Iraq- How this war is a war that America needed to fight and win.

US Foreign Policy in East Asia- Why is East Asia the most important area for the future of the United States? What are the economic, business, and political issues that this region faces? How is the United States involved in these issues and where are we headed?

US Foreign Policy- America's goals and ideas What are the foundations of US foreign policy and strategic thinking? What are American national interests and who makes the decisions that effect war and peace?

The Cold War- blue print for crusade and chaos What was the Cold War? How was/is the cold war a continuation of American strategic thought and culture? What is the aftermath of the Cold war and how does it still shape our lives?

Country Profiles and Themes: In each speech, I delve into the modern, economic, cultural, business, political and security issues to provoke thought, discussion and solutions. Each is country specific. China, Japan, Korea, Russia, European Union

People Speeches:

Importance of a Single Person, their contribution to the shaping of Western Civilization and or America.

- The American Cincinnatus- George Washington - The perfect American- Harry Truman - America's American- Ronald Reagan - Savior of the West- Winston Churchill Business, Financial and Economic Speeches:

Doing Business with East Asia? Japan? Korea? China? Taiwan? Singapore-- Do you want to ensure success? Are you afraid of cultural offenses? Do you know the current economic and political conditions that you are entering? Are there security concerns you should know about

Immigration and you and your business--How have changes since 9/11 affected national security and changed the dynamics of business today

The U.S. trade deficit --it's at a whopping half a trillion dollars-- how does it affect your business and the economy at large?

Crusading Realism This is a timely and insightful analysis of America's new foreign policy. Dr. Lamont Colucci, an internationally known professor of politics and government at Ripon College and a former State Department diplomat, offers a close-up, behind-the-scenes view of how global terrorism and the events of September 11th, 2001 shifted U.S. foreign policy to a more aggressive, clearly defined, demanding, and idealistic position. Professor Colucci's detailed analysis of world events is enhanced by exclusive interviews with CIA Director Jim Woolsey, former Chairman of the U.S. Defense Policy Board Richard Perle, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, noted journalist and commentator Charles Krauthammer, and a number of other leading government officials and commentators. Colucci does what other policymakers, pundits, and academics have failed to do—he explains the reasons behind the change in American foreign policy and why this change has only occurred four times in U.S. history. Now it is more important than ever for citizens to understand the real reasons for the invasion of Iraq.

The scope of his analysis is divided into four phases: the genesis of the Bush Doctrine from 2001-2003, initial developments, further evolution, and subsequent maturation. The book's centerpiece concept of Crusading Realism is put forward as an intellectual framework of the Doctrine, which is central to understanding the geopolitical realities of today and tomorrow.

Colucci's writing will intrigue serious foreign policy buffs as well as the casual reader. Readers will come away with a fuller understanding of: why the U.S. engaged in the war on terror, how American core values shape American national security, why the U.S. invaded Iraq and the philosophical foundations of President Bush's foreign policy.

Updated 10/08

(Contact John Kanvik @ 608-245-1868 or email: jkanvik@att.net for questions, suggestions, additions.)