P. M. Eastern on cspan, online at cspan. Org or listen live with the free cspan radio app. Next, look at what u. S. Foreign policy will look like an abiding administration. This Brookings Panel talked about afghanistan peace talks, americas role in the middle east and the impact of the troop withdrawal ordered by President Trump. This runs one hour and 10 minutes. Good afternoon, everyone and welcome to this brookings and Charles Koch Institute event. We are going to be talking today about the socalled forever wars in the broader middle east region and what abiding presidency along with the 117th congress should do about them. I am joined by a distant wish group of scholars and friends from numerous institutions all around washington but nonetheless, reflecting a real divergence and breadth of thinking experience and approach in thinking about these kinds of things. Lots of handson expertise. Americanat the new initiative at the Atlantic Council. He is a longstanding scholar. Any of yo
All around washington but nonetheless reflecting a real divergence and breadth of thinking, experience and approach. In thinking about these kinds of conflicts with a lot of broad strategic expertise and also a lot of Field Research and handsonexpertise. This struggle is at the new American Engagement Initiative at the Selikoff Center at the Atlantic Council. He has a longstanding scholar, many will know him from his years at the Cato Institute and his most recent book is hes, war and liberty. He is also a former navy officer and is in many ways one of the great skeptics and contrary invoices in American Foreign policy and strategy thinking today who has prolonged time and were pleased to have them with us se in this event read chuck and logan Catholic University is at that center for study and statesmanship, used to be cato as well and is recently written an important article in defense priorities call the case for withdrawing from the middle east and is an advocate of minimizing us m
Presidency along with the 117th congress should do about them. I am joined by a distant wish group of scholars and friends from numerous institutions all around washington but nonetheless, reflecting a real divergence and breadth of thinking experience and approach in thinking about these kinds of things. Lots of handson expertise. Americanat the new initiative at the Atlantic Council. He is a longstanding scholar. Any of you will know him for his years at the Cato Institute many of you will know him for his years at the Cato Institute. He is a former navy officer and is in many ways one of the great skeptics and contrarian voices in American Foreign policy who i have known for a long time and am really pleased to have them with us in this event. , the Catholic University he used to be at cato as well. He recently wrote a important article called of the case for the throng from the middle east. He is an advocate of minimizing the u. S. Military footprint. I think it is fair to say that
Afraid to take your issue seriously. You are never too young to have an opinion so that your voice be heard now. For more information go to our website, studentcam. Org. Welcome to todays conference on Intelligence Surveillance reconnaissance and targeting. This part of the series conducted by Hudson Institution for american seapower. Im seth cropsey, senior fellow here at hudson, and also director of the center for american seapower. I hope that you have monograph the subject of our discussion today, and if you do not, i believe that we still have copies out at the front desk, so by all means pick up a copy on your way out. We are very fortunate to have with us today bryan mcgrath, this man, my friend and coauthor of the monograph was also a retired naval officer, formerly Deputy Director of hudson sector for american seapower, a prolific writer and also managing director of the Ferrybridge Group which is National Security and defense consultancy. Its also a pleasure to welcome david
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