Glossary
The U.S., for better or worse, is often seen as the world’s policeman. But the question of when to intervene in other nations’ affairs with military force has long stymied American policymakers, from Afghanistan and Iraq to Libya and Syria. Why do we intervene in some conflicts and stand on the sidelines in others?
Featured Guests
- Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
- General James Jones, Former National Security Advisor
- General Richard Meyers, Former Head of Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Bill Kristol, The Weekly Standard
- Max Boot, Council on Foreign Relations
- Ian Bremmer, President and Founder, Eurasia Group
- John Campbell, Council on Foreign Relations
- Ivo Daalder, U.S. Ambassador to NATO
- Admiral James Stavridis, Supreme Allied Commander Europe
- Jonathan Tepperman, Managing Editor, Foreign Affairs
- Chuck Hagel, Former U.S. Senator, Chairman, Atlantic Council
- David Ignatius, Columnist, The Washington Post
- Robert Kagan, The Brookings Insitution
- Louise Arbour, International Crisis Group
- Irshad Manji, New York University
- Donald Rumsfeld, Former Secretary of Defense
- Barney Frank, U.S. Congressman
- Danielle Pletka, American Enterprise Institute
- Colum Lynch, Washington Post and Foreign Policy Magazine
- Joel Rosenthal, President, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
- Damon Wilson, Vice President, Atlantic Council
- Richard Lugar, Former Republican Senator
- Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council
- Joshua Foust, American Security Project
- Doug Bandow, Cato Institute
- Rep. Ron Paul, Former U.S. Representative
- Lorne Craner, President, International Republican Institute
What to Read
- The Idea that is America: Keeping Faith with Our Values in a Dangerous World by Ann Marie Slaughter
- The Responsibility to Protect: The Report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty by ICISS
- Humanitarian Intervention: War and Conflict in the Modern World by Thomas Weiss
- Interventions: A Life in War and Peace by Kofi Annan, Nader Mousavizadeh
- First Do No Harm: Humanitarian Intervention and the Destruction of Yugoslavia by David N. Gibbs