Ohio University’s George Washington Forum will feature a webinar on Conservative Internationalism on Wednesday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. The webinar will feature Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Emeritus Henry R. Nau at the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University.
Nau will talk about what America’s ideal foreign policy should be, arguing that America should pursue a policy of conservative internationalism rather than nationalism, realism, neoconservatism or liberal internationalism. Conservative internationalism is a way of thinking about America’s role in the world, and according to Nau, conservative internationalism embraces the goals of liberal internationalism (reforming the international system, not settling for the status quo), the means of realism (use force during negotiations, not as a last resort) and the purpose of nationalism (a world of sovereign, but free nations, not global international i