Madeleine Albright and George Shultz: A Conversation About War and Peacebuilding

Duration
1:05:36

Madeleine Albright and George Shultz: A Conversation About War and Peacebuilding


Former Secretaries of State


Marvin Kalb, Former CBS/NBC News Correspondent; Edward R. Murrow Professor Emeritus, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government – Moderator


At the halfway point between 2010 and 2011, the United States is facing numerous challenges, as well as opportunities. Two wars are still raging in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Middle East peace process has stalled. Concerns about global terrorism, nuclear proliferation and climate change dominate the headlines, all against the backdrop of financial instabilities in many realms, including our own. Yet the promise of new technologies, the information revolution and engaged citizens hold out hopes for innovation and problem-solving. What should be the major priorities for the U.S. in the second half of 2010? Is it possible to create the political will for positive change? Albright and Shultz address the challenges.


This program was recorded in front of a live audience by The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco on July 14, 2010