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    Former National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley on the 20th Anniversary of Iraq War

    Stephen Hadley, national security adviser during the George W. Bush administration, joined historians in discussing the invasion of Iraq during a conversation hosted by the American Enterpri…

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    Russia-Ukraine War and Global Security Implications

    A group of policy analysts spoke about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the global security implications. They spoke during a Brookings Institution event focused on the Russia-Ukraine war. T…

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    The Empire and the Five Kings

    Bernard-Henri Levy talked about his book, The Empire and the Five Kings. In it he argued that America’s retreat from the world stage has resulted in the rise of five new powers - Russia, Chi…

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    Rise of Nationalism

    The Washington Post hosted a discussion on the rise of nationalism and authoritarianism and their potential threat to freedom and democracy. Speakers included retired U.S. Commander in Afgha…

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    U.S. Global Leadership

    The Brookings Institution hosted a discussion on the global role of the U.S. following the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, also known as Armistice Day. Political scholars discus…

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    John Quincy Adams Debate

    James Traub, author of John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit, and historian and columnist Robert Kagan debated the question, “Was John Quincy Adams a realist?”

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    U.S. Role in Syria

    Foreign policy specialists talked about the civil war in Syria and the role the U.S. should play. This event is being hosted by the McCain Institute, which is named after Senator McCain (R-A…

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    Syrian Civil War and U.S. Policy

    Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy talked about U.S. policy toward Syria and its ongoing civil war. They argued for a more pro-active role for the U.S. in S…

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    Global Role of the U.S. President

    Panelists discussed three broad topics regarding the role of the U.S. president in world: declining American influence, the resilience of the liberal international order, and the rise of new…

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    Bending History

    Robert Kagan moderated a discussion with the three co-authors of Bending History: Barack Obama’s Foreign Policy. They talked about President Obama’s foreign policy successes and failures and…

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    National Security Agenda

    Defense and foreign policy scholars discussed the U.S. national security agenda in the Middle East, North Africa and the Asia Pacific regions and the role of national security issues in the …

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    Q&A with Robert Kagan

    Robert Kagan discussed his book, The World America Made, in which he asserts that the contemporary international world order was created almost entirely by American power and influence after…

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    Political Dysfunction and Foreign Policy

    Panelists examined the effects of U.S. domestic political discord on foreign policy strength and overall standing abroad. Much of the discussion focused on on recent debt ceiling negotiation…

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    U.S. Defense Budget

    Brookings Institution scholars talked about the need to reduce the U.S. defense budget, and its impact on the national debt and national security. Topics included weapons modernization and C…

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