A Discussion with Richard Haass 6.15.05
June 09, 2005
The New America Foundation, in association with the Coalition for a Realistic Foreign Policy, hosted an afternoon discussion on the book The Opportunity: America's Moment to Alter History's Course, with the author Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations and former Director of Policy Planning, Department of State.
Coalition executive committee member Steven Clemons, Senior Fellow and Director of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation, moderated the event.
In his newly released book The Opportunity: America's Moment to Alter History's Course, Richard Haass describes a unique moment in which the United States has a chance to create a world where people are safe, free and can enjoy a higher standard of living. Out of a fear that current U.S. policies are alienating much of the world, Haass argues that the United States must use its power wisely in recognizing that it does not need the world's permission to act but does need the world's support to succeed. In The Opportunity, Haass, a former principal adviser to Colin Powell and Middle East Advisor to President George H.W. Bush attempts to answer the question: What will it take to get the world's support?
Richard Haass and Steven Clemons discussed this unique opportunity for the U.S. to change its course in a post-Cold War, post 9-11, post Iraq War world.
The event was held on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at the
New America Foundation, in Washington, D.C.
Posted by coalition at June 9, 2005 10:44 AM
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