We are honored today to host Lieutenant General h. R. Mcmaster, Board Director of the Atlantic Council and senior fellow at stanfords hoover institution, and the 26th assistant for the president for National Security affairs. General mcmaster joins us for a discussion of u. S. Grant strategy with a particular emphasis on u. S. Foreignpolicy regarding china and the middle east. There are a few who bring a more , as agic mindset historian, as a retired officer with 34 years of experience in the u. S. Army, and is one of our nations senior policymakers. , generalw book mcmaster lays out what he sees as a new vision for a better u. S. National firm policy. He advises the use of strategic empathy to better know and understand our adversaries and using that perspective to rather thanrategies episodic or shortterm engagements to solve longterm problems. General mcmaster has cited one of the great examples of Strategic Thinking and character and our foreignpolicy leaders as an inspiration and
Atlantic Council Front page, or ac front page, a Global Platform for global leaders. We have had heads of state, heads of government and former cabinet level officials and International Cabinet level officials, International Organization leaders, and sometimes they also are new authors of this wonderful book that i am going to talk a little bit more about in a minute. We are honored today to host Lieutenant General h. R. Mcmaster, Board Director of the Atlantic Council and a senior fellow at stanfords hoover institution, and the 26th assistant for the president for National Security affairs. General mcmaster joins us for a discussion of u. S. Grand strategy with a particular emphasis on u. S. Foreignpolicy regarding china and the middle east. There are few who bring a more strategic mindset on these issues, as a historian, as a retired officer with 34 years of experience in the u. S. Army, and as one of our nations senior policymakers. In his new book, general mcmaster lays out what he
Starts at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Former First Lady Laura Bush discusses minority rights hosted by the Atlantic Council and the george w. Bush institute. Good morning to our viewers in the United States and good evening to our viewers in afghanistan. Thank you for joining us for todays special edition of the Atlantic Council front page in partnership with the george w. Bush institute. Port of the Atlantic Council and also vice chair of the institute for center for strategy insecurity. Todays conversation comes at a crucial time for afghanistan. Afghanistan. Afghanistan is at a key Inflection Point with peace negotiations currently ongoing between the television and the Afghan Government in. These talks give hope for the end of two decades of war in afghanistan they also raise certain concerns. Its truly vital that we remain vigilant in protecting the games that have been made on behalf of women and girls rights in afghanistan as well as those marginalized voices more generally. In the last
Am paula im on the board of the Atlantic Council and vice chair of the center for strategy and security. Todays conversation comes at a very crucial time for afghanistan, afghanistan sits at a very key Inflection Point with peace negotiations currently ongoing between the taliban and the afghan government, though these talks give hope for an inch of decades of war in afghanistan, they also do raise certain concerns, it is truly vital that we remain vigilant in protecting the goals and gains that have been made on behalf of women and girls rights in afghanistan as well as those marginalized voices more generally, and the last two decades particularly as the negotiations have been underway the peace talks represent a major opportunity to really ensure that these gains are cemented. Id like to mention that back in september when these talks began and got underway, at the time initiated by former secretary of state madeleine albright, the Atlantic Council of the advisory board, she initiat
Domestic threats, they share their thoughts on the evolution of the position. Coronavirus and the next administrations priorities. Such an honor to be here and of course with this very, very impressive panel, im really honored to lead this conversation today. These gentlemen do not need an introduction but for good measure ill just run through the very, very top lines of their bios. General james jones is executive chairman emeritus, who served under barack obama as the nations 22nd National Security adviser in january 2009, previously he served as supreme allied Commander Europe and as the 32nd commandant of the marine corps. Nuclear technology company, he served as the 13th National Security adviser under president Ronald Reagan and is a retired marine corps officer. Its great to have you here too. And of course ambassador john bolton chairs the foundation for American Security and freedom, serving most recently as the 27th National Security adviser under President Donald Trump and a