Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.) and Prof. Paul Schroeder
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This is a lecture co-sponsored by the Center for Social Theory and Comparative History and the Burkle Center for International Relations.
General Wesley K. Clark (ret.) is a Senior Fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center. Paul Schroeder is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at the University of Illinois.
Prof. Paul Schroeder beings the talk with these issues:
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Overarching theme: histories of the international system and American foreign policy system are individual success stories...although the connection between these two systems is not as successful.
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Perceptions and instances of peace interrupted by war.
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Individual self-restraint and institutionalized collective constraint.
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What constitutes America’s success. America as a rent collector.
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What America needs.
General Wesley K. Clark:
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Brief comments on 2008 presidential campaign.
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Obama’s prioritization of policy (above politics), safety, and public diplomacy.
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Obama’s multilateral style, and how maintaining it bears difficulties.
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Policies in Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Vietnam.
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Uncertainty between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Eastern European nations’ rationales for NATO membership.
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How economic events have affected policy.
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Worries for the future.
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Duck feet analogy to foreign policy - represents persistence of international problems.