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The Cato Institute held a discussion on the rise of synthetic or “designer” drugs. The panelists focused on strategies to address consumer demand.

A forum was held in honor of the 50th anniversary of President Dwight Eisenhower’s farewell address in which he spoke to about the military-industrial complex. Scholars compared the present-…

Stefan Halper argues that China’s political and cultural influence will eventually equal that of the the U.S. and that a genuine partnership between China and the U.S. is not likely. He spo…

Cato Institute fellows talked about a variety of issues including health care reform, constitutional law, international trade, and U.S. foreign relations.

Ted Galen Carpenter talked about this week’s NATO Summit in Europe, the shared responsibilities of NATO allies, and the hopes of former Soviet and Yugoslavian states to become members of the…

Witnesses testified about U.S. strategy in Iraq and various alternatives to proposed plans by the Bush administration to bring security and an end to sectarian violence in the region. Among …

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…

Scholars 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…

Authors 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…

Author 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 …

Panelists 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.

Participants 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…

Panelists 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…

Mr. 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…

Reform 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…

These 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 …

Representatives 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…

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…

William 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…

The 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 …