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RAND Corporation’s James Dobbins discusses the top foreign policy stories of 2018 and previews key foreign policy challenges in the year ahead.

The Council on Foreign Relations hosted a discussion on the United States' relationship with Iran following the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.

Longtime career diplomat James Dobbins talked about his book, Foreign Service: Five Decades on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy and the Trump administration’s foreign policy challenges…

Former Afghanistan Commander General David Petraeus and two former ambassadors talked about a report on the future of U.S. operations in Afghanistan. General Petraeus said there is cause to…

Middle East experts talked about the history of Middle East conflict. Among the topics they discussed were the ISIL* threat to the U.S., U.S. policy in the Middle East, and Westerners' reasons for joining ISIL.…

James Dobbins gave the keynote address at a U.S. Institute of Peace event on the future of Afghanistan. Among his remarks he said not allowing U.S. and NATO forces to stay in Afghanistan…

Witnesses assessed conditions in Afghanistan and the U.S. military transition in 2014. They also talked about implications of the bilateral security agreement between the U.S. and Afghanistan and the…

State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) officials gave the Senate Foreign Relations Committee an update on the ISAF & NATO operational transition in…

Defense and State Department officials testified on regional instability and political and economic challenges in both Afghanistan and Pakistan as U.S. troops prepared to withdraw from…

Three scholars talked about the lessons that could be learned from the war in Afghanistan. They examined what went wrong and how to avoid those mistakes in the future. Topics included Ambassador James…

Former ambassadors and defense policy leaders talked about the political, economic, social, and security transitions facing Afghanistan. Mr. Dobbin said that the Afghan government could collapse…

Panelists talked about the future of Afghanistan. Topics included peace negotiations, U.S.-Pakistan relations, Afghanistan war strategy and counterinsurgency efforts. Following prepared…

The co-chairs of the Century Foundation’s International Task Force on Afghanistan talked about the release of the group’s report on the prospects for peace in Afghanistan. In their remarks…

James Dobbins talked about the latest news in Afghanistan. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. C-SPAN Radio’s Bobbi Jackson previewed topics for Sunday morning…

Witnesses testified on U.S. and international rescue, recovery and reconstruction efforts in Haiti after an earthquake that devastated the nation. Among the topics they addressed were…

Panelists talked about predictions for Iraq in 2020. Speakers included a former Iraqi Ambassador to the U.S., and a former Iraqi Trade and Defense Minister. They responded to audience members' questions following…

Foreign policy experts spoke about strategic options and U.S. policy in Afghanistan. Among the issues they addressed were military disengagement, regional security and political stability,…

Zbigniew Brzezinski addressed the fourth panel of the RAND Corporation day-long conference titled, "Understanding Iran: Domestic and Foreign Policy on the Eve of the Presidential Election".…

In a portion of a conference on the future of U.S. national security policy, panelists focused on challenges posed by Iran and security concerns in the Middle East. Among the issues they…

The guest talked about today’s House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on U.S policy and options in Iraq. He is scheduled to testify at the hearing. He said that an occupying force must…