The Buckley Institute presents a Firing Line Debate. “Global Order Needs U.S. Power.” Professor Hal Brands, American Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow and Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies will be in the affirmative. Michael Brenes, Yale University Lecturer in History and Co-Director of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy will take the negative.
America’s self-image and its understanding of its role and responsibility on the international stage has been in flux in recent years. The War in Iraq left Americans of all ages questioning when and how the U.S. should get involved in international politics militarily, economically, and diplomatically. That shift, a change from post-Cold War American dominance, has crossed party lines, with politicians on both side of the aisle hewing toward a more cautious, internally focused view of America’s role in the word. Brands and Brenes will explore this question and go point by point on their views of the value of U.S. power around the globe.
This event is free and open to the public. Location to be determined.