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National Interest editor Jacob Heilbrunn discussed American conservatives' views of foreign autocrats in the 20th and 21st centuries. This event was hosted by Politics & Prose Bookstore in W…

National Interest Magazine editor Jacob Heilbrunn talked about his new book, "America Last: The Right’s Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators.

The Center for the National Interest held a virtual discussion on the pros and cons of artificial intelligence (AI). Panelists discussed whether the technology could be used for harm by unst…

Foreign affairs analysts discussed the relationship between the U.S. and China at an event hosted by the Center for the National Interest. Topics included Taiwan, how Beijing is interpreting…

The Center for the National Interest hosted a series of panel discussions focusing on U.S. policy toward North Korea. Panelists during this portion of the discussion focused on sanctions aga…

The Center for the National Interest held a discussion on the potential consequences of U.S. plans to withdraw from Afghanistan. Speakers included Seth Jones, who wrote about the consequence…

The Center for the National Interest hosted a discussion on potential U.S. policy options in Syria. The panelists discussed the importance of defeating ISIS* rather than removing Syrian Pres…

David Rothkopf and Dov Zakheim talked about Iran and other Middle East issues East issues have influenced American politics. They discussed a potential nuclear agreement with Iran, its impac…

Michael Lind talked about foreign policy, immigration, trade, and military policy. Mr. Lind had recently written a National Interest cover story arguing the case for a new approach to U.S. f…

Participants talked about the likely impact of the government shutdown and impasse over raising the debt ceiling on the political climate in Washington and potential effects on future electi…

The Nixon Center hosted a luncheon discussion on Jacob Heilbrunn’s book They Knew They Were Right: The Rise of the Necons, published that day by Doubleday. In his book he discusses the histo…

Mr. Johnson talked about his book Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire, published by Metropolitan Books. The book details the unintended consequences of American policies…

In the newspaper roundtable, Max Boot of The Wall Street Journal and Jacob Heilbrunn of The New Republic talked about current news stories of interest to them and took audience calls, faxes …

Current 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…