U.S. Defense Policy
An Iron Dome for America?
In the aftermath of September 11 and the Iraq war, do Americans look at the world in a different way than they did before 2001? How do the public and elected officials view the U.S. role in the world?
The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations released a survey on the way the American public and its foreign policy leaders view world affairs and evaluate policy choices at a time of international tension and transformation.
Three panels of experts, including foreign policy scholars and public opinion specialists, discussed the results of the survey and took questions from the audience.
AGENDA
9:00-9:15am Check-in
9:15-10:45am Overview and Discussion of the 2004 Findings
Introduction:
Marshall Bouton, President, Chicago Council on Foreign Relations
Findings:
Benjamin I. Page, Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University
Christopher Whitney, Director of Studies, Chicago Council on Foreign Relations
Comments:
James Steinberg, Vice President and Director, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings
Shanto Iyengar, Chair for Communications Department, Stanford University, Hoover Institution
10:45-11:00am Break
11:00am-12:15pm International Rules of the Game
Should traditional norms and international structures, especially those governing the use of force, be less restrictive to allow countries to better respond to critical threats?
Findings:
Steven Kull, Director, Program on International Policy Attitudes
Comments:
Norman J. Ornstein, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Ivo Daalder, Senior Fellow, Brookings
12:15-1:45pm Buffet Lunch and Discussion: The Global U.S. Role – Policy Implications
Findings:
Marshall Bouton, President, Chicago Council on Foreign Relations
Comments:
Thomas Mann, Senior Fellow, Brookings
Tod Lindberg, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution and Editor, Policy Review
For more information on the Chicago Council of Foreign Relations survey, please contact Bryan Grissman. Phone: 312/821-7537
