Anyone interested in reforming and improving u. S. Foreignpolicy will benefit from reading it. Welcome barryto posen to make his case to us this morning. [applause] i have to get used to show biz with the lights. I want to thank the organizers for inviting me. Thank you all for coming out. It comes as no surprise to you like many people in this town i am plugging a book. To. May have seen it alluded i am going to basically give a very encapsulated version of the argument here for you. The book essentially has four parts. It describes the evolution of postcold war u. S. Strategy. It offers critique of how that strategy has worked. That was fun to write. It lays out the political outlines of alternatives a little more difficult to write. It lays out the military aspects. I lay out a notional for structure policy to support the political strategy that i talk about. It is a tiny package. It doesnt settle every issue. It opens more issues probably then it closes. I will talk a little bit ab