A New Era in Global Politics?
A New Role for the U.S.?
Featuring
Andrew Bacevich
Professor of International Relations and History, Boston University
Robin Wright
Middle East journalist and foreign policy analyst
Waleed El-Ansary
University Chair of Islamic Studies
Xavier University
What have we learned in the decade since 9/11 that should inform a renewed vision for the United States as a force for peace and stability in the world?
Three leading thinkers will address this question and answer questions posed by Kroc Institute director Scott Appleby and members of the audience.
Andrew Bacevich is a career officer (retired) in the U.S. Army, a historian, and the author of, most recently, The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism.
Robin Wright is the author of Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East and Rock the Cabash: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World.
Waleed El-Ansary is a scholar of comparative religion, Islam, and Islamic economics, and author of The Spiritual Significance of Jihad in the Islamic Approach to Markets and the Environment.
Free and open to the public. This event will be followed by a reception in the Great Hall.