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The Path Forward: Effective U.S. Foreign Policy for the 21st Century

Wed, September 9th, 2020

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At a moment of renewed great power competition, fading American dominance, and intensifying global and domestic challenges, the choices for United States foreign policy could not be starker, more urgent, or more consequential.

Join us for a conversation with Andrew Imbrie on his new book, Power on the Precipice: The Six Choices America Faces In A Turbulent World. How can the U.S. adapt to changing global dynamics and reinvigorate its leadership? 

Event Speakers

Andrew Imbrie

is a senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology. He served as a speechwriter and adviser to former secretary of state John Kerry and as a professional staff member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Andrew Imbrie
Mira Rapp-Hooper

Mira Rapp-Hooper is Schwarzman Senior Fellow for Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and Senior Fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School. She is the author of Shields of the Republic: The Triumph and Peril of America’s Alliances.

Ashley J. Tellis
Former Senior Fellow
William J. Burns
Former Career Diplomat
William J. Burns

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

Event Speakers

Andrew Imbrie

is a senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology. He served as a speechwriter and adviser to former secretary of state John Kerry and as a professional staff member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Mira Rapp-Hooper

Mira Rapp-Hooper is Schwarzman Senior Fellow for Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and Senior Fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School. She is the author of Shields of the Republic: The Triumph and Peril of America’s Alliances.

Ashley J. Tellis

Former Senior Fellow

Ashley J. Tellis was a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

William J. Burns

Former Career Diplomat

A former career diplomat, William J. Burns served as director of the CIA, deputy secretary of State, and ambassador to Russia and Jordan. Burns was also president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from 2015 to 2021.

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