As the Arab Spring unfolded, debates erupted among progressives over the best
course of action. The arguments laid bare an uncomfortable truth: In the realm
of foreign policy, progressive first principles are still being contested. We know
what conservatives stand for and why their ideas have failed us. But what does
a progressive foreign policy look like?

In the winter issue of Democracy, we invited Charles Kupchan, Bruce Jentleson, Tom Perriello, Rosa Brooks, and Rachel Kleinfeld to present their vision for America’s role in the world. Our symposium on progressive first principles in foreign policy covers a broad range of topics, from grand strategy, to public diplomacy, to democracy promotion.

Please join us Wednesday, January 11, for a panel discussion at the New America Foundation on how progressives should reframe U.S. foreign policy in a turbulent world.

Opening remarks:

Steve Clemons
Washington Editor-at-Large, The Atlantic
Senior Fellow & Founder, American Strategy Program, New America Foundation

Panel discussion:

Charles Kupchan
Professor of International Affairs, Georgetown University
Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Rosa Brooks
Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Bernard Schwartz Senior Fellow, New America Foundation

The Hon. Tom Perriello
Former Member, U.S. House of Representatives
President & CEO, Center for American Progress Action Fund

Bruce W. Jentleson
Professor, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Co-Author, The End of Arrogance: America in the Global Competition of Ideas

Michael Tomasky (moderator)
Editor, Democracy: A Journal of Ideas
Special Correspondent, Newsweek/The Daily Beast

To RSVP, sign up at the New America Foundation events page.