Waging Peace: How America Can Avoid War

Avoiding war, while securing nation’s vast global interests, is a perennial challenge for any United States president. This is especially true in today’s fraught international climate, when there are no shortage of flash points that could rapidly draw the nation into military conflict. But throughout history forward-looking statesmen like FDR, Gorbachev, Rabin, and Walesa – leaders who anticipated change and were willing to build alliances and engage with adversaries – were able to promote peace under testing circumstances. What would such a strategy of preventative engagement look like for the United States today? And what are the risks of such an approach to international relations?

Speakers:

Bruce W. Jentleson, Professor of Political Science, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University

Paul B. Stares, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention

Director, Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations

Moderated by Cécile Shea, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Security and Diplomacy

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