Understanding the Complexities of Our New Global Landscape

On 9/11, the United States suffered the deadliest terrorist attack in its history, an event that reshaped American foreign policy for generations to come. In the years that followed, the Global War on Terror consumed national focus, leaving little room to craft a broader grand strategy that addressed rising global powers, shifting alliances, and emerging challenges across the Transatlantic region, the Middle East, the Indo-Pacific, the African continent, and the Western Hemisphere. As a result, U.S. statesmen, scholars, and policymakers now find themselves in search of a strategic framework on par with Cold War-era containment. Others argue there is no coherent “Trump Doctrine” at all—just a series of reactive shocks.

In this timely and thought-provoking address, Dr. Kiron Skinner will offer a clear-eyed assessment of the current state of U.S. foreign policy. Attendees can expect a rigorous, nonpartisan exploration of the facts and frameworks shaping America's role on the world stage today.

 
Notes

This program is part of our American Values Series, underwritten by Taube Philanthropies.

 

Taube Philanthropies

 

Additional support is provided by Pepperdine University.

 

Pepperdine University

 

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Speakers
Image - Kiron K. Skinner

Kiron K. Skinner

Taube Family Chair of International Relations and Politics, and Professor, Pepperdine University; W. Glenn Campbell Research Fellow, the Hoover Institution; Advisor to the President, The Heritage Foundation

Image - Russell A. Berman

Moderator: Russell A. Berman

The Walter A. Haas Professor in the Humanities, Stanford University; Senior Fellow, The Hoover Institution