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Representatives Peter Meijer (R-MI) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) discussed their efforts to recall the 2001 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force (AUMF). They also talked about …

Former diplomats talked about reinvigorating U.S. foreign policy.

Former Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler spoke about trade policy with the Atlantic Council. Other topics discussed included what trade could look like after the coronavir…

The Brookings Institution hosted a virtual discussion on U.S. foreign policy in a Biden administration. Foreign policy experts addressed several topics, including Afghan peace talks and the …

The Cato Institute’s John Glaser, Christopher Preble, and Trevor Thrall talked about their book, Fuel to the Fire: How Trump Made America’s Broken Foreign Policy Even Worse (and How We Can R…

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.

Two combat veterans and national security experts in talked about U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan. The panelists whether a negotiated settlement or removing U.S. troops from Afghanista…

A debate was held on when the United States should go to war. Many Libertarians criticize the government for intervening in foreign conflicts. On the question, ​"The United States should be …

John Mueller and Mark Stewart talked about their book Chasing Ghosts: The Policing of Terrorism, in which they examine the costs and efficacy of federal and local counterterrorism efforts.

Michael Doyle talked about his book The Question of Intervention: John Stuart Mill and the Responsibility to Protect, in which he discusses John Stuart Mill’s 1859 essay, “A Few Words on Non…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on ways the U.S. could improve the military and defend itself against adversaries.

The Cato Institute held a discussion on the rise of synthetic or “designer” drugs. The panelists focused on strategies to address consumer demand.

Panelists talked about U.S. foreign policy issues. Topics included U.S. leadership and power in the world, lessons learned from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and future relations with Russi…

Foreign policy analysts talked about the legality of U.S. airstrikes against ISIS militants in Iraq and Syria without a declaration of war by Congress. Topics included executive power and wh…

Panelists talked about U.S. perspectives on intervention in global conflicts, including whether or not the U.S. should have intervened in the Syrian civil war, as well as in Iraq following t…

Panelist talked about the continuing influence of Soviet Union-era practices on U.S. nuclear weapons policies, and the need for new approaches. The two panelists had recently authored a pape…

Panelists aruged the impact on the U.S. economy of automatic military spending reductions. As part of the Budget Control Act of 2011, across-the-board federal budget spending cuts, known as …

Undersecretary Robert Work spoke about the future of the U.S. Navy’s surface combat fleet. He focused on budgetary constraints and proposals to reduce the size of the surface combat fleet. O…

Panelists talked about U.S. diplomatic options in policy toward Iran. Topics included the history or relations between the U.S. and Iran, Israel, and the obstacles to a resolution both in Ir…

The Cato Institute held a forum in honor of the 50th anniversary of President Dwight Eisenhower’s farewell address in which he spoke to about the military-industrial complex. President Eisen…