18
June 2024
Past Event
The Next Pivot to Asia

Event will also air live on this page.

 

Inquiries: daltman@hudson.org

The Next Pivot to Asia

Past Event
Hudson Institute
June 18, 2024
The national flags of the United States and China flutter at the Fairmont Peace Hotel on April 25, 2024, in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Wang Gang/VCG via Getty Images)
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The national flags of the United States and China flutter at the Fairmont Peace Hotel on April 25, 2024, in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Wang Gang/VCG via Getty Images)
18
June 2024
Past Event

Event will also air live on this page.

 

Inquiries: daltman@hudson.org

Speakers:
Robert D. Blackwill
Robert D. Blackwill

Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for US Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations and Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

Richard Fontaine, Chief Executive Officer, Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
Richard Fontaine

Chief Executive Officer, Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

Moderator:
patrick-cronin
Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Join Hudson for a conversation with Robert D. Blackwill and Richard Fontaine, who will discuss their new book Lost Decade: The US Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power. The book argues that the United States should undergo a renewed pivot to Asia while maintaining commitments to Europe and the Middle East. As the international order becomes more unstable, Blackwill and Fontaine stress that the US has far less margin for foreign policy error today than a decade ago. They also say policymakers need to understand what the pivot aimed to achieve―and where it fell short―to muster the resources, alliances, and resolve to preserve an open order in Asia and elsewhere. Crafting an effective policy for the region, they contend, is crucial for preserving American security, prosperity, and democratic values.

Ambassador Robert D. Blackwill is the Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for US Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations and a senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. He served as deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor for strategic planning under President George W. Bush, presidential envoy to Iraq, and US ambassador to India from 2001 to 2003. 

Richard Fontaine is the chief executive officer of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Previously, he was foreign policy advisor to Senator John McCain and worked at the State Department, the National Security Council, and on the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Dr. Patrick M. Cronin, Asia-Pacific security chair and senior fellow at Hudson, will moderate the discussion. Ambassador Blackwill will join the conversation remotely.

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