Dick Thornburgh talked about his book, Puerto Rico’s Future: A Time to Decide, published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He was joined by a panel of experts to look at U.S. policy toward the territory of Puerto Rico and argue for some form of sovereignty for the island’s people. After their discussion the participants responded to audience members' questions.

Dick Thornburgh is also a former governor of Pennsylvania, and a former undersecretary general of the United Nations.