Barack obama. This is a 45 minutes. My name is steve crown and on behalf of the crown family its my pleasure to welcome you to the Second Annual leicester crown distinguished lecture on u. S. Foreign policy. For last your selection we hosted former defense secretary jim mattis in front of an audience of 900, a scenario which would be unthinkable today. Covid19 pandemic has transformed americas economy, society and international relations. And along with protest for Racial Justice there are questions about americas Global Leadership, image and power. These questions have elevated the importance of the work of the leicester crown center on u. S. Foreign policy and the Chicago Council which my siblings and i founded in 2018. The Center Serves as a forum for the discussion and elevation of diverse perspectives on the big global questions. They can be policymakers, military leaders, journalists and analysts on stage stop the year to discuss their insights with the public and others. The cen
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Good judgment, im the Christopher Preble the Vice President for defense and Foreign Policy studies here art cato. Thank you for being here today. And welcome also those to watching online at cato. Org and i think time delay hello to those watching on cspan. Id like to extend fecial spasms to our outstanding conference staff here who do a terrific job organizing our events. Im joined on the stage today by my colleagues john glacier, and trevor thrall and were here with heath, director to thank you molds of policy change at new america. John, trevor and i are the coraw authorize offered this book, fuel to the fire. How trump made americas broken Foreign Policy even worse and how we can proffer. Copies are available for here sale at cato and your Favorite Book sellers. Im going to tell you about the book, even though you can probably guess at a lot of it from the subtitlele. It includes a discussion tot a spoiler, includes a discussion of trumps critique of u. S. Foreign policy , it inclu
Hurlbert, director ofpolicy change program new america. Trevor and i are the coauthors of this book , fuel to the fire, helpful made americas broken Foreign Policy even worse and how we can recover. Copies are available for sale here for actually go for those of you in attendance and for allyour favorite booksellers, those of you watching from our. Im going to tell you a little bit about the book even though you can probably guess a lot of it from the subtitle. Includes discussions, this is not a spoiler, includes a discussion of Donald Trumps chief of us Foreign Policy. Includes why we think, why we the authors think americas Foreign Policy was broken and that there is a better alternative than what President Trump has offered. So its my responsibility today to sort of set the stage and that involves a little bit of history which is my forte and a little bit of strategic analysis which is all three of our expertise. I go back to trumps major Foreign Policy address the mayflower hotel,
The 2019 Chicago Council survey conducted june 7 to the 20 among more than 2000 americans reveals americans are rejecting retreat. In fact, much of what has underpin u. S. On policy for decades remains widely popular. Again this year seven in ten americans its best the United States takes an active part in World Affairs. Majorities believe i like this, military strength, promoting democracy and human rights, and participating in International Organizations takes the u. S. Safer, not weaker. 78 say washington should maintain or increase its commitment to nato and majorities who support using just troops to defend nato allies in south korea. More americans than ever endorsed the benefits of International Trade both the u. S. Economy and u. S. Companies. At the same time partisan divisions are growing with the threat posed by immigration, Climate Change and the rise of china. Americans may be searching for a new way to make sense of the world, but these results clearly show they reject re