Rendezvous With Destiny
Michael Fullilove, executive director of the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Australia, talked about his book, Rendezvous with Destiny: How Franklin D. Roosevelt and Five Extraordinary Men Took Am…
549 viewsMichael Fullilove, executive director of the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Australia, talked about his book, Rendezvous with Destiny: How Franklin D. Roosevelt and Five Extraordinary Men Took Am…
549 viewsJeffrey Feltman gave the keynote speech at a Brookings Institution forum on the role of the United Nations in conflict mediation. He focused on the Syrian civil war, the transition to democr…
198 viewsJustice Stephen Breyer talked about China’s judicial shortcomings, and U.S. history and the power of the Constitution. He responded to questions from members of the audience. “Constitutional…
994 viewsMichelle Flournoy and Rich Williamson, respective Obama and Romney campaign advisers, talked about their candidate’s foreign policy agenda for the next four years. Among other issues they di…
554 viewsPresident Peres and Secretary Clinton talked about the state of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and Iran’s nuclear program. They also responded to questions about Syria. Secretary Clinton c…
365 viewsRobert 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…
993 viewsPanelists 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…
438 viewsFrench Foreign Minister Aain Juppe talked about political unrest in the Arab world and challenges to regional security in North Africa and the Middle East. He said he believed there were eno…
333 viewsSenator John McCain and others talked about the political unrest in Libya and military action against forces of Libyan Leader Moammar Qadhafi. Among the topics they addressed were the level …
213 viewsLeaders from the U.S. and more than 30 other Muslim-majority countries attended the eighth annual U.S.-Islamic World Forum. Following opening remarks from Martin Indyk, Qatar Foreign Ministe…
141 viewsParticipants spoke about U.S. policy and political unrest in the Middle East. Dennis Ross said the U.S. had outdated assumptions about the Arab world, and also talked about a possible vote i…
1,257 viewsMorocco’s Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri talked about anti-government protests across the region. As unrest in the Arab world continued, Moroccans took to the streets demanding reforms. …
885 viewsJapan’s ambassador to the U.S., Ichiro Fujisaki, spoke about the nuclear crisis as a result of a 9.0 and tsunami in his country. Following his remarks, several Brookings scholars discussed h…
315 viewsPanelists spoke about political unrest and anti-government protests in Egypt. Among the topics they addressed were the volatile nature of events, the potential for widespread revolution in t…
382 viewsBrookings 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…
265 viewsPakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi spoke about the U.S.-Pakistan partnership. Following his address U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke and USAID Ad…
291 viewsA panel of journalists and a professor talked about the state of U.S.-Israel relations. Among the topics they addressed were areas of mutual cooperation and division, political interests in …
437 viewsA former Pakistani ambassador and scholars on Afghanistan and Pakistan talked about the state of the U.S. mission and the future of international involvement in the military and civilian eff…
284 viewsAndrew J. Shapiro talked about the state of the U.S.-Israeli security relationship, and the Obama administration’s ongoing efforts to make this relationship stronger. Topics included recent…
325 viewsOne day after the White House announced a $400 million aid package for Gaza and the West Bank, President Mahmoud Abbas spoke about the future of the Middle East peace process. In his first p…
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