The World Policy Institute
at New School University
Presents

THE END OF THE BUSH ERA: REFINDING OUR WAY ON FOREIGN POLICY

a panel discussion with

Mr. Robert Shrum is unable to take part as previously announced. In his place, the following foreign policy commentators will be panelists:

ERIC ALTERMAN, WPI Senior Fellow, Media Columnist for The Nation Magazine, Professor of English at Brooklyn College, fellow at Center For American Progress, regular analyst on TV and radio, and author of six books, including When Presidents Lie, and Who Speaks for America? Why Democracy Matters in Foreign Policy.

SHERLE SCHWENNINGER, WPI Senior Fellow, Fellow at the New America Foundation, former Editor of the World Policy Journal, former Director of the World Policy Institute, regular contributor on global issues to The Nation Magazine and frequent commentator on TV and radio

and

KENNETH ROTH, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch for almost two decades, author of over 70 articles and chapters on different aspects of the human rights struggle, and formerly a federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York

Moderated by

STEPHEN SCHLESINGER, Director, World Policy Institute

Most second term presidents have difficult tenures. President Bush's second go-round seems to be suffering that fate, especially in the field of foreign policy. With three years to go, Bush is facing growing confusion and anger among the Americans over the unresolved Iraq war, the nuclear arming of North Korea and Iran, the unfettered spying by the National Security Agency, the fallout from the CIA agent Valerie Plame imbroglio, the claim of unbounded executive power to fight terrorism, the extraordinary and expanding trade imbalance, and America's unpopularity around the globe. At first, Bush's response was that he would moderate his global policies and multilateralize his approach to world issues. His Secretary of State, Condelezza Rice, has pursued a modest course correction, but the president's fundamental attitudes toward the rest of the world appear unchanged. As a most recent example, he gave a recess appointment to a right-wing hardliner as America's envoy to the UN, John Bolton. How will the US conduct its global business over the next three years? Are there alternatives today to Washington's unilateralism? Is the Bush era really at an end? If not, how do progressives survive the final three years? These and related matters will be discussed by the panelists.

Thursday, February 9, 2006, 6:00-7:30 p. m. Swayduck Auditorium, first floor, 65 Fifth Avenue (between East 13-14th sts.) Admission is $5.00.

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