U.S. Foreign Policy and Superpower Status
Mr. Gvosdev moderated a roundtable discussion featuring Jan Bremmer, Charles Pena, Anatol Lieven, and Graham Fuller as panelists to address the topic, “America: A Crippled Superpower?” Fol…
276 viewsMr. Gvosdev moderated a roundtable discussion featuring Jan Bremmer, Charles Pena, Anatol Lieven, and Graham Fuller as panelists to address the topic, “America: A Crippled Superpower?” Fol…
276 viewsScholars talked about foreign policy goals and operations, including relations with Iran, North Korea, Iraq, as well as efforts to combat global terrorism. Among the issues they addressed we…
64 viewsAuthors Ted Galen Carpenter and Doug Bandow talked about their book The Korean Conundrum: America’s Troubled Relations with North and South Korea, published by Palgrave Macmillan. The autho…
159 viewsAuthor and former Democratic Senator from Colorado, Gary Hart and others talked about his book The Fourth Power and the future of national security policy with renewed interest in terrorist …
85 viewsPanelists talked about the current situation in Iraq, as well as the future of that country. Following prepared remarks, they responded to questions from the audience.
86 viewsParticipants talked about security concerns in the Persian Gulf and threats posed by Iraq and Iran due to the U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia. Among the issues addressed were attitude…
120 viewsPanelists at an event sponsored by the CATO Institute discussed whether the United States should sell more advanced weapons to Taiwan. They also discussed the relationship between the countr…
61 viewsMr. Clarke and Mr. O’Hanlon spoke about the Clinton administration’s performance in foreign policy. Among the number of policies they discussed were the war in Kosovo, policy toward Cuba, Mi…
102 viewsReform Party Presidential Candidate Patrick J. Buchanan spoke at the Cato Institute about foreign policy issues. He called for dialogue with Iran and Iraq, challenged reports of Serb atrocit…
180 viewsThese panelists examined the impact of abandoning the two-war strategy on the mix of regular and reserve forces in the U.S. military. This was part of a symposium examining the implications …
78 viewsRepresentatives of organizations from across the political spectrum expressed their opposition to NATO expansion. They stated their concerns that the U.S. was entering into large new obligat…
609 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…
62 viewsWilliam Maynes, Foreign Policy Magazine, and Ted Galen Carpenter of Cato Institute discussed U.S. policy toward Iraq in light of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s movement of Iraqi troops to its…
75 viewsThe panelists discussed the future of Somalia and whether it will divide into separate countries. Professor Ted Galen Carpenter disagrees with U.S. foreign policy in Somalia. They answered …
57 viewsOn this viewer call-in program, the guests reviewed the Clinton administration’s foreign policy, focusing on such issues as the United Nations intervention in Somalia and Haiti, the conflict…
65 viewsMs. Pilon discussed the role of nationalism in Eastern Europe’s post communist economic and political transformation. She also talked about the potential for further conflict, the role of co…
172 viewsTed Galen Carpenter, Director of Foreign Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, discussed the United State’s role in aid to foreign nations. His stance was that the US has done a dismal job i…
24 viewsMr. Adams spoke on the necessity for Congress to debate U.S. policy in the Persian Gulf. Mr. Adams, a critic of the Bush administration’s policy in the Gulf, also spoke on the possibility of…
49 viewsThree critics of the President Bush’s Persian Gulf policy briefed reporters on their ideas for resolving the conflict.
43 viewsMr. Carpenter critiqued Bush’s commitment of troops to Saudi Arabia. He argued that President Bush was still in a Cold War mindframe.
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