The Hell of Good Intentions
Harvard University’s Stephen Walt argued that the U.S. should move away from nation-building and focus more on securing Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia.
1,454 viewsHarvard University’s Stephen Walt argued that the U.S. should move away from nation-building and focus more on securing Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia.
1,454 viewsTwo combat veterans and national security experts in talked about U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan. The panelists whether a negotiated settlement or removing U.S. troops from Afghanista…
699 viewsA debate was held on when the United States should go to war. Many Libertarians criticize the government for intervening in foreign conflicts. On the question, "The United States should be …
1,122 viewsJohn Mueller and Mark Stewart talked about their book Chasing Ghosts: The Policing of Terrorism, in which they examine the costs and efficacy of federal and local counterterrorism efforts.
1,691 viewsMichael Doyle talked about his book The Question of Intervention: John Stuart Mill and the Responsibility to Protect, in which he discusses John Stuart Mill’s 1859 essay, “A Few Words on Non…
684 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing on ways the U.S. could improve the military and defend itself against adversaries.
1,435 viewsThe Cato Institute held a discussion on the rise of synthetic or “designer” drugs. The panelists focused on strategies to address consumer demand.
413 viewsPanelists talked about U.S. foreign policy issues. Topics included U.S. leadership and power in the world, lessons learned from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and future relations with Russi…
673 viewsForeign policy analysts talked about the legality of U.S. airstrikes against ISIS militants in Iraq and Syria without a declaration of war by Congress. Topics included executive power and wh…
868 viewsPanelists talked about U.S. perspectives on intervention in global conflicts, including whether or not the U.S. should have intervened in the Syrian civil war, as well as in Iraq following t…
539 viewsPanelist talked about the continuing influence of Soviet Union-era practices on U.S. nuclear weapons policies, and the need for new approaches. The two panelists had recently authored a pape…
281 viewsPanelists aruged the impact on the U.S. economy of automatic military spending reductions. As part of the Budget Control Act of 2011, across-the-board federal budget spending cuts, known as …
582 viewsUndersecretary Robert Work spoke about the future of the U.S. Navy’s surface combat fleet. He focused on budgetary constraints and proposals to reduce the size of the surface combat fleet. O…
3,853 viewsPanelists talked about U.S. diplomatic options in policy toward Iran. Topics included the history or relations between the U.S. and Iran, Israel, and the obstacles to a resolution both in Ir…
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