American Freedom and Democracy
The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., hosted a discussion commemorating the upcoming 250th anniversary of America’s 1776 Declaration of Independence. This conversation highl…
171 viewsThe American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., hosted a discussion commemorating the upcoming 250th anniversary of America’s 1776 Declaration of Independence. This conversation highl…
171 viewsStephen Hadley, national security adviser during the George W. Bush administration, joined historians in discussing the invasion of Iraq during a conversation hosted by the American Enterpri…
344 views“When men and women in positions of public trust defend the indefensible, and make excuses for Donald Trump, they compromise the principles of our Democratic republic,” said Rep. Liz Cheney …
1,601 viewsGary Schmitt of the American Enterprise Institute talked about President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of retired General Lloyd Austin for secretary of defense and the various defense policy …
280 viewsRepresentatives Mike Levin (D-CA) and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) spoke at an American Enterprise Institute-hosted discussion on veterans' issues and how lawmakers on a bipartisan level are working…
235 viewsGary Schmitt talked about the recent changes to the Trump administration national security team. Some of the most recent officials to be fired by President Trump were National Security Advis…
673 viewsGary Schmitt and Michael Breen talked about President Trump’s trip to the Middle East and Europe.
577 viewsGary Schmitt talked about his Weekly Standard piece on presidential power.
557 viewsA panel looked back at the foreign policies of three modern-day presidents including Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, and offered their perspectives on the lessons learned fro…
503 viewsJudge Brett Kavanaugh was interviewed by Paul Gigot as part of an American Enterprise Institute event on politics and the Supreme Court. Topics included the amount of time the Senate should …
2,682 viewsNew York Times columnist Ross Douthat and Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Bill Galston presented opposing positions on President Obama’s executive action on immigration. Mr. Douthat argu…
255 viewsJohn Yoo talked about his book, Point of Attack: Preventive War, International Law, and Global Welfare, in which he argues that international law has little effect on the behavior of powerfu…
615 viewsSteve Clemons and Gary Schmitt talked about President Obama’s choice for defense secretary, former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, and they responded to telephone calls and electronic communic…
6,789 viewsWitnesses testified about the U.S. relationship with European, Middle East and Asian allies, as well as international counterterrorism operations. They also talked about Pakistan and whether…
1,034 viewsGary Schmitt talked about his October 6, 2010, opinion piece, “The Demilitarization of Europe,” and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. In the piece he argued that…
142 viewsSenator Lindsey Graham talked about the war in Afghanistan and counterterrorism strategy. He also criticized the media for focusing too much attention on issues such as the military’s “Don’t…
352 viewsKenneth Weinstein talked about the book, The Essential Herman Kahn: In Defense of Thinking (Lexington Books; April 28, 2009), that he co-edited with Paul Dragos Aligica. He was joined by Gar…
1,060 viewsA forum was held on U.S.-India relations in the Obama administration. Topics included security and economic issues affecting both countries, the role of India in the global political climate…
618 viewsIn the third panel of a day-long event titled," China Since Tiananmen: Power, Party, and Society," panelists talked about relations between the U.S. and China, international trade issues, an…
217 viewsJohn Yoo talked about his book, War by Other Means: An Insider’s Account of the War on Terror, published by Atlantic Monthly Press. Mr. Yoo argued that the traditional balance of powers must…
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