Campaign 2008: Perspectives on The Presidential Foreign Policy Debate
Perspective on the Presidential Foreign Policy Debate.
Speakers: Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
Michael J. Gerson, Roger Hertog Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
James M. Goldgeier, Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow for Transatlantic Relations, Council on Foreign Relations
Michael A. Levi, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment; Director of the Program on Energy Security and Climate Change, Council on Foreign Relations
Sebastian Mallaby, Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies; Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Kay King, Vice President, Washington Program, Council on Foreign Relations
September 22, 2008
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Perspective on the Presidential Foreign Policy Debate.
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