U.S. Foreign Policy Roundtable Series
Director: Robert D. Blackwill, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy
September 1, 2010 - Present
The U.S. Foreign Policy Roundtable Series is an ongoing series that provides a forum for discussion with leading experts on the major issues and developments that impact U.S. foreign policy. The series has covered a broad range of topics, such as domestic and international counterterrorism efforts, the global financial crisis, evolving media coverage of international news developments, and U.S. policy in the Greater Middle East, especially in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.
Meetings
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Israel as a Strategic Asset for the United States
Speaker: Walter B. Slocombe, Senior Counsel, Caplin & Drysdale
Presider: Robert D. Blackwill, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
November 3, 2011
This session of Ambassador Blackwill's roundtable series marked the launch of a policy report, coauthored by Ambassador Blackwill and Walter Slocombe, and sponsored by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. The report, titled Israel: A Strategic Asset to the United States, argues that Israel makes critical contributions to vital U.S. national interests.
Read the report: Israel: A Strategic Asset for the United States
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A Report on the Future of the U.S.-Russia Relationship
Speakers: Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School; Co-chairman, Russia Policy Working Group
Dimitri Simes, President and CEO, Center for National Interest; Director, Russia Policy Working Group
Presider: Robert D. Blackwill, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations and Co-chairman, Russia Policy Working Group
November 2, 2011
This session of Ambassador Blackwill's roundtable series marked the launch of a prescriptive policy report by the Task Force on Russia and U.S. National Interests, cosponsored by the Center for the National Interest and the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. The group was composed of distinguished former senior officials and military officers, business leaders, and top experts in the field of U.S.-Russia policy. At this meeting, the task force's co-chairmen and project director led a discussion on the report's recommendations regarding U.S.-Russia Relations.
Read the report: Russia and U.S. National Interests: Why Should Americans Care? Report of the Task Force on Russia and U.S. National Interests
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Israel as a Strategic Asset for the United States
Speaker: Walter B. Slocombe, Senior Counsel, Caplin & Drysdale
Presider: Robert D. Blackwill, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
November 1, 2011
This session of Ambassador Blackwill's roundtable series marked the launch of a policy report, coauthored by Ambassador Blackwill and Walter Slocombe, and sponsored by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. The report, titled Israel: A Strategic Asset to the United States, argues that Israel makes critical contributions to vital U.S. national interests.
Read the report: Israel: A Strategic Asset for the United States
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A Report on the Future of the U.S.-Russia Relationship
Speakers: Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School; Co-chairman, Russia Policy Working Group
Dimitri Simes, President and CEO, Center for National Interest; Director, Russia Policy Working Group
Presider: Robert D. Blackwill, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations and Co-chairman, Russia Policy Working Group
October 31, 2011
This session of Ambassador Blackwill's roundtable series marked the launch of a prescriptive policy report by the Task Force on Russia and U.S. National Interests, cosponsored by the Center for the National Interest and the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. The group was composed of distinguished former senior officials and military officers, business leaders, and top experts in the field of U.S.-Russia policy. At this meeting, the task force's co-chairmen and project director led a discussion on the report's recommendations regarding U.S.-Russia Relations.
Read the report: Russia and U.S. National Interests: Why Should Americans Care? Report of the Task Force on Russia and U.S. National Interests
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2011: Ten Years After 9/11
Speakers: Philip D. Zelikow, White Burkett Miller Professor of History, University of Virginia
Robert D. Blackwill, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
September 21, 2011
This session of Ambassador Blackwill's roundtable series explored the meaning of 9/11 and how the United States should move forward in the post-9/11 era. The roundtable featured Dr. Philip Zelikow, who drew on his previous experiences as executive director of the 9/11 Commission. The discussion included such topics as national narratives and crisis management and prevention.
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Covering National Security and Foreign Policy in a Web and YouTube Era: Does the Medium Change the Message?
Speaker: David E. Sanger, Chief Washington Correspondent, New York Times
Presider: Robert D. Blackwill, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
September 14, 2011
This session of Ambassador Blackwill's roundtable series explored the impacts of trends in online media outlets on news reporting. The roundtable featured David Sanger, who drew on insights from his extensive experience covering foreign policy and national security issues for the New York Times. The discussion covered such topics as real time online reporting; shifts in the balance between facts, analysis, and opinion offered by online news outlets; and such trends' affects on the YouTube generation's perception of current events in the global arena.
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Prospects for the American Economy and What to Do About It
Speaker: Martin S. Feldstein, George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Presider: Robert D. Blackwill, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
April 11, 2011
This session of Ambassador Blackwill's roundtable series featured Martin Feldstein, who drew on insights from his years of experience as an economic advisor under the Reagan, George W. Bush, and Obama administrations, in addition to several years as president and CEO of the renowned, nonpartisan American economics think tank NBER.
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Renewing Afghanistan
Speaker: Jayant Prasad, Special Secretary (Public Diplomacy), Ministry of External Affairs, India
Presider: Robert D. Blackwill, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
March 24, 2011
This session of Ambassador Blackwill's roundtable series featured Ambassador Jayant Prasad, who drew on insights from his years of service to the Indian Foreign Service, including as the ambassador of India to Afghanistan.
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India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan: This Crucial Triangle and U.S. Policy
Speaker: Ashley J. Tellis, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Presider: Robert D. Blackwill, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
January 19, 2011
This session of Ambassador Blackwill's roundtable series featured Ashley Tellis, an expert on international security, defense, and Asian strategic issues at the Carnegie Endowment for International peace. During this discussion, Dr. Tellis drew on drew on insights from his experiences in the Foreign Service and on the National Security Council staff, which included intimate involvement in negotiating the civil nuclear agreement with India.
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Obama’s Foreign Policy: A Two-Year Evaluation
Speakers: James P. Rubin, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Daniel Senor, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Robert D. Blackwill, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
December 6, 2010
This session of Ambassador Blackwill's roundtable series explored the strengths and weaknesses of President Obama's foreign policy during his first two years in office. The roundtable featured two speakers: 1) James Rubin, who drew on insights from his experiences in the Clinton administration as assistant secretary of state for public affairs, chief spokesman for the State Department, and as a top policy adviser to Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright; and 2) Dan Senor, who has held high-level policy adviser positions for the coalition in Iraq, the Department of Defense, and the U.S. Senate.
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Stopping Terrorism in the City: Inside the NYPD Counterterrorism Program
Speaker: Richard A. Falkenrath, Shelby Cullom and Kathryn W. Davis Adjunct Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Robert D. Blackwill, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
December 2, 2010
This session of Ambassador Blackwill's roundtable series explored counterterrorism policy under the jurisdiction of the NYPD. The roundtable featured Richard Falkenrath, the NYPD's former deputy commissioner for counterterrorism, in which capacity he strengthened the city's overall effort to prevent, prepare for, and respond to terrorist attacks.
