Mr. Packer and Mr. Saul spoke about international affairs. The discussed the war in Iraq and economic globalization. Following their presentations, the authors responded to questions and comments from members of the audience.


George Packer is the author of The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. John Ralston Saul is the author of The Collapse of Globalism: And the Reinvention of the World, published by Overlook.