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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Global Challenges

Michael E. O’Hanlon and
Michael O'Hanlon
Michael E. O’Hanlon Director of Research - Foreign Policy, Director - Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Co-Director - Africa Security Initiative, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Philip H. Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy

Fred Dews
Fred Dews Managing Editor, New Digital Products - Office of Communications

February 14, 2014

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From East Asia to Africa, through Afghanistan to Syria and the greater Middle East, Senior Fellow Michael O’Hanlon guides us on a brief tour of the good, the bad, and in some cases, the ugly challenges facing our world today. Find out why he says, despite all the challenges, the global order is remarkably healthy right now and what that means for America’s role in the world.

Show notes:

• Solidify the U.S.-Afghanistan Alliance (Big Bets & Black Swans presidential briefing memo)
• Strengthen Stability in Africa (Big Bets & Black Swans memo)
• Healing the Wounded Giant: Maintaining Military Preeminence while Cutting the Defense Budget
• Understanding Tahrir Square: What Transitions Elsewhere Can Teach Us about the Prospects for Arab Democracy
• Toward a Successful Outcome in Afghanistan

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Michael O'Hanlon
Michael E. O’Hanlon Director of Research - Foreign Policy, Director - Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Co-Director - Africa Security Initiative, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Philip H. Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy

Fred Dews Managing Editor, New Digital Products - Office of Communications
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