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You are cordially invited to a Hudson Institute and The National Interest book discussion on

The Anglosphere Challenge

Why the English-Speaking Nations Will Lead the Way
in the Twenty-First Century

featuring

James C. Bennett
Gerard Baker
John O’Sullivan
Christopher Hitchens (invited)

To view the transcript of this event, click here.

Despite repeated predictions of the demise of America and the English-speaking nations as the world's predominant culture, author James C. Bennett believes this gap will widen in the coming decades. Coining the term anglosphere to describe a loose coalition based on a common language and heritage, Bennett believes that traits common to these countries—a particularly strong and independent civil society; openness and receptivity to the world, its people and ideas; and a dynamic economy—have uniquely positioned them to prosper in a time of dramatic technological and scientific change. In a wide-ranging exploration back to the Industrial Revolution and into the future, The Anglosphere Challenge (Roman & Littlefield 2004) gives voice to a growing movement on both sides of the Atlantic.

Thursday, February 24, 2005
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Hudson Institute
1015 18th Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, D.C.

James C. Bennett is President of the Anglosphere Institute, a non-profit organization conducting policy research and further the concepts of the Anglosphere and the Network Commonwealth. He is also a founding director of the non-profit Foresight Institute, which deals with education and research on nanotechnology, and the related Institute for Molecular Manufacturing. He wrote a weekly column, "The Anglosphere Beat," for United Press International for three years and is an adjunct fellow of Hudson Institute.

Gerard Baker is a columnist for the Times of London.

John O'Sullivan, former adviser to Lady Thatcher, is the editor of The National Interest and is a member of Benador Associates.

Christopher Hitchens is a columnist for Slate and The Daily Mirror and is a contributing editor to The Atlantic Monthly and to Vanity Fair.

Space for this event is limited.

RSVP to rsvp@hudsondc.org or call 202-223-7770.