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Andrew Bacevich (Twilight of the American Century) and Stephen Walt (The Hell of Good Intentions) talked about the use and limits of American power around the world. They spoke at the 2019 B…

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.

Retired General John Allen, who serves as special presidential envoy, talked about the campaign against ISIS* miltants. He also spoke briefly about the Iran nuclear agreement reached the pre…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on on the future of the European Union (EU) and U.S.-EU relations. Discussion was focused on the consequences of Greek financial crisis on the EU and eventua…

A panel of authors and historians talked about their various books on history of the close Israel-U.S. relationship. “How Did the ‘Special Relationship’ Come Bo Be?” was held at the National…

Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer wrote an article in the March London Review of Books that raised questions about the power the Israel lobby wields over U.S. foreign policy, saying that the…

Stephen Walt talked about his book Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy, published by W. W. Norton. In his book he outlined the different ways countries around the wor…

A two-day policy-making forum called “Terrorism, Security and America’s Purpose: Towards a More Comprehensive Strategy” was held to mark the fourth anniversary of the September 11 attack. …