Ambassadors who served with Ronald Reagan’s secretary of state, George Shultz, considered his Cold War legacy and its lessons for today’s geopolitics. He served from 1982-89. The Washington,…
155 viewsFormer George W. Bush administration officials talked about the planning leading up to the 2007 surge of American troop levels in Iraq, including what they described as myths and misundersta…
429 viewsForeign policy experts and diplomats discussed the 2020 election and foreign policy implications under a Biden presidency. The panelists also focused on morale at the State Department, a Bid…
589 viewsJames Baker, chief of staff to President Ronald Reagan and secretary of state during the George W. Bush administration, was among the speakers at an event commemorating the 30th anniversary …
661 viewsThe Foundation for Defense of Democracies hosted a discussion with the co-chairs of the National Defense Strategy Commission (NDSC) to discuss its findings and recommendations for implementi…
730 viewsThe co-chairs of the National Defense Strategy Commission, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee. The two witnesses discussed the findings and recommendations of their commiss…
1,004 viewsThe Brookings Institution hosted a panel discussion on Turkey’s relationship with the U.S. and Europe. Experts on Turkey spoke about the various political forces pulling on Turkey between th…
1,034 viewsMarine Corps Commandant General Robert Neller, Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and former defense officials talked about military readiness and the fiscal …
298 viewsFormer ambassadors to the Middle East Ryan Crocker, Eric Edelman, James Jeffrey, and Stuart Jones testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee about U.S. strategy in the region. They…
1,051 viewsEliot Cohen talked about his book The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force, in which he argues that hard power is still essential in world today and that s…
1,456 viewsAt a conference about presidential transitions and the potential policy agenda for the first year of the Trump administration two George W. Bush administration officials discussed how nation…
348 viewsSenator Ben Sasse (R-NE) talked about U.S. engagement in the world and foreign policy priorities for the 115th Congress. He also expressed his views on American exceptionalism and the import…
666 viewsPanelists, including former Ambassador to Turkey Eric Edelman, talked about the November 1, 2015, elections in Turkey, in which the Justice and Development Party (AKP) regained its majority …
390 viewsFormer Attorney General Michael Mukasey and Representative Mike Pompeo (R-KS), a member of the Select Intelligence Committee, talked about national security threats. Former Ambassador Eric E…
274 viewsFormer U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Eric Edelman and former member of the Turkish parliament Aykan Erdemir talked about the impact of Turkey’s recent election on its foreign and domestic polici…
284 viewsTwo former undersecretaries of Defense for policy, Eric Edelman and Michele Flournoy, testified on national security threats facing the U.S. They answered questions on Iran’s nuclear program…
1,372 viewsFormer Ambassador Eric Edelman, who was an undersecretary for defense for policy with the George W. Bush administration, and former Representative Jim Marshall (D-GA) discussed military read…
338 viewsFormer Pentagon officials spoke about defense policy and future military strategy, focusing on ways in which budget decisions could affect future operations and global strategy. Dov Zakheim …
292 viewsPanelists analyzed the potential impact of U.S. military action in Syria on U.S. policy toward Iran. They responded to questions from the audience.
277 viewsPanelists spoke about U.S. foreign policy since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Among the topics they addressed were their experience with defense planning in the post-Cold War era, how differe…
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