A World in Disarray: U.S. Foreign Policy Under a New Administration
About The Event
Disorder is on the rise: the Middle East is in chaos, Asia is threatened by North Korea and China’s rise, and Europe—for decades the world’s most stable region—is anything but. The U.S. remains the strongest country in the world, but American leadership has often been part of the problem, whether by trying to do too much or by failing to use the influence it does have.
Join Dr. Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations and one of America’s most respected foreign policy experts, as he offers a profound and timely examination of a world increasingly defined by disorder as a new administration takes office and as President Obama’s foreign policy legacy is assessed and discussed. Dr. Haass will also be presenting his new book, A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order, a lucid and incisive analysis of our shifting landscape and the need for a new American foreign policy.
About The Speaker
Dr. Haass is in his fourteenth year as president of the Council on Foreign Relations, an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, publisher and educational institution that is dedicated to helping people better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries. From January 2001 to June 2003, Dr. Haass was director of policy planning for the Department of State, where he was a principal advisor to Secretary of State Colin Powell. Confirmed by the U.S. Senate to hold the rank of ambassador, Dr. Haass also served as U.S. coordinator for policy toward the future of Afghanistan and U.S. envoy to the Northern Ireland peace process. In recognition of his service, he received the State Department’s Distinguished Honor Award.
This program was held in partnership with the Council on Foreign Relations
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