{"id":28001,"date":"2016-11-28T12:50:13","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T20:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=28001"},"modified":"2016-11-28T12:50:13","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T20:50:13","slug":"conference-video-the-american-conservative-foreign-policy-in-americas-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/28\/conference-video-the-american-conservative-foreign-policy-in-americas-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference Video: <I>The American Conservative<\/I> &#8216;Foreign Policy in America&#8217;s Interest&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theamericanconservative.com\">TAC <\/a><\/em>website:<\/p>\n<p>On November 15, 2016, <em>The American Conservative<\/em> gathered leading scholars, journalists, and policy experts to discuss the future of U.S. foreign policy in the wake of the 2016 election. Former U.S. Senator and Secretary of the Navy Jim Webb delivered a keynote address at the conference, \u201cForeign Policy in America\u2019s Interest: Realism, Nationalism, and the Next President\u201d, held at George Washington University in downtown Washington, DC. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), a Congressional critic of unauthorized military interventions, also made remarks, while other political analysts and foreign-policy experts discussed what type of mandate Donald Trump will have as he takes office and how the new administration should handle relations with Russia. A final discussion with prominent historians and scholars reflected on what 2016 means for the country\u2019s longstanding commitment to intervention and globalism.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Watch the videos:<\/p>\n<p>If you missed the livestream, you can view the entire program in the videos below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bloxAnx6F1k\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>8:15 am <strong>Welcome<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Samuel Goldman, George Washington University<\/li>\n<li>Daniel McCarthy, <i>The American Conservative<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>8:25 am<strong> Opening Remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gJoPvcEIhQc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>9:00 am <strong>The Next President and the National Interest<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robert W. Merry, author of books on American history and foreign policy<\/li>\n<li>Jim Pinkerton, Fox News contributor<\/li>\n<li>William Ruger, Charles Koch Institute<\/li>\n<li>Moderator: Scott McConnell, <i>The American Conservative<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/obsZJZjsIPQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> 10:15 am <strong>Russia, America, and Great Power Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nikolas Gvosdev, U.S. Naval War College<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Larison, <i>The American Conservative<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Paul Saunders, Center for the National Interest<\/li>\n<li>Moderator: Kelley Vlahos, <i>The American Conservative<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4QxoT842czk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>11:30 am <strong>Keynote Address<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jim Webb, former U.S. senator and Secretary of the Navy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>12:15 pm <strong>Break<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H5hRfdny_34\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>12:30 pm <strong>What the Election Means for War and Peace<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andrew Bacevich, author of <i>America<\/i><i>\u2019s War for the Greater Middle East<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Christopher Layne, Robert M. Gates Chair in National Security, Texas A&amp;M<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1:30 pm <strong>Closing Remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the TAC website: On November 15, 2016, The American Conservative gathered leading scholars, journalists, and policy experts to discuss the future of U.S. foreign policy in the wake of the 2016 election. 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