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The German Marshall Fund held a discussion on American exceptionalism and the changing role of American foreign policy. Its genesis was an Atlantic article penned by Jake Sullivan, the forme…

This portion of the Middle East Institute’s annual policy conference included a discussion with former government officials, diplomats, and Middle East scholars. They discussed the conflict …

Derek Chollet talked about his book, The Long Game: How Obama Defied Washington and Redefined America’s Role in the World. He spoke in the C-SPAN 2/BookTV tent at the 21st annual Texas Bo…

Derek Chollet talked about his book, The Long Game: How Obama Defied Washington and Redefined America’s Role in the World. He focused on his history and analysis of President Obama’s foreign…

Panelists talked about the July 2015 Iran nuclear agreement and its prospects for averting nuclear proliferation in the Middle East. Robert Einhorn and Richard Nephew presented their report,…

Derek Chollet and John Conger briefed reporters and responded to questions on a plan to consolidate U.S. military infrastructure in Europe. They said operations at the Mildenhall, Alconbury,…

Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland was among a panel of witnesses testifying on U.S. efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Russia-Ukraine conflic…

Derek Chollet talked about Obama administration foreign policy decisions and the president’s policy doctrine in dealing with world affairs. C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo read news headlines a…

Witnesses testified on trans-Atlantic security challenges, Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, and NATO expansion. In the first panel Victoria Nuland gave an update on the crisis in Ukraine an…

Officials from the State and Defense Departments and foreign policy scholars testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the growing threat of terrorism in Syria and sectarian…

Derek Chollet talked about U.S. defense policy in the Mideast, Africa, and Europe, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included the role of his Internat…

Witnesses testified about the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda’s involvement in the eastern Congo, where U.N. Security Council experts had alleged Rwandan su…

State and Defense Department officials testified on the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda’s involvement in the eastern Congo, where U.N. Security Council expe…

Benjamin Wittes “The Law and the Long War”

Jim Arkedis moderated a roundtable discussion on the use of power. Topics included what the state of the U.S. military should be in the 21st century, purpose and strategy in Afghanistan, u…

Following opening remarks at a conference on national security, panelists talked about major foreign policy and national security challenges facing the nation. Among the topics they addresse…