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CFR's Director of Studies James Lindsay and CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon preview major world events in the week ahead.
In this week's...
Interviewee: Carl M. Levin, Chairman, Armed Services Committee
Interviewer: James M. Lindsay, Director of Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
October 21, 2011
Senator Carl M. Levin (D-MI), chairman of the Armed Services Committee, discusses U.S. involvement in Libya following Muammar al-Qaddafi's death, as well as progress in Afghanistan and possible federal budget sequestration with CFR's James M. Lindsay. "We've not been in the lead in Libya," Levin says, emphasizing that any future involvement must continue "on an international basis with us being part of it, not in the lead or dominating it."
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CFR's Director of Studies James Lindsay and CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon preview major world events in the week ahead.
In this week's...
President Obama's decision to intervene in Libya is hobbled by poor timing and muddled objectives, but charges that the war is illegal are...
James M. Lindsay argues, "President Obama must now confront a question that was unthinkable two weeks ago: How should he deal with a...
James M. Lindsay discusses how President Obama can deal with the dilemma of encouraging Gadhafi's ouster and minimizing harm to Libyan...