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America Self-Contained? A Symposium
Leadership as a Last Resort

The United States has been punching well below its weight for five years, and that’s got to stop.

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America Self-Contained? A Symposium
Obama’s Day Isn’t Done

The President has good foreign policy instincts, but he needs to listen to the voices of experience both inside and outside his Administration.

America Self-Contained? A Symposium
U.S. Foreign Policy: In Troubling Disarray

The Obama Administration cannot escape its share of the responsibility for what has gone wrong with U.S. foreign policy. And the problem is not the policy itself, but rather its implementation.

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America Self-Contained? A Symposium
Obama’s Bumpy Road

Obama will need the courage of his convictions if he is to have a lasting legacy as a foreign policy strategist.

America Self-Contained? A Symposium
Facing the Unpredictable

In an increasingly unstable world, the Obama Administration has no clear-cut options.

America Self-Contained? A Symposium
Credibility Is Good Policy

Obama needs to back up his tough talk on foreign policy with tough action.

America Self-Contained? A Symposium
America’s Spring Break

The country have taken a vacation from global leadership, but that’s likely to be temporary.

America Self-Contained? A Symposium
America: Powerful but Not Preeminent

Discretion may be the better part of valor for defenders of democracy.

America Self-Contained? A Symposium
The US-China Codependency

China and the U.S. each need the other to remain economically vibrant, and both will benefit from a U.S.-led global order.

America Self-Contained? A Symposium
Japan’s Existential Angst

Japan is worried by America’s “strategic ambiguity” and uncertain about its own future.

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