Title: Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Toward a New Understanding of Exopolitics - Richard Dolan is author of the multi-volume “UFOs and the National Security State,” a history of the UFO phenomenon, politics, and research. In his lecture, he argues that current discussions of “Exopolitics” are frequently inadequate, misleading, and at times irresponsible. Drawing from his detailed knowledge of ufological history, he provides a fresh interpretation of what the likely parameters of the human-alien relationship might be. The result is more complex then most current notions, but more likely to prepare us for what lies ahead.

Historian Richard Dolan will analyze the patterns of UFO secrecy since the 1940s. Focusing on the national security aspects of the UFO phenomenon, Dolan will explain how it was a key factor in the creation of the U.S. "black budget," and hence a subversion of the traditional American political system. He will also discuss the paradox of how an end to UFO secrecy is both impossible and inevitable. Finally, he will outline the challenges and probable shape of a post-disclosure world.

Richard Dolan will present his lecture on Saturday 7th August, 2010 at the Leeds Exopolitics Expo.