Nationalism is back. Will it destroy the liberal world order? Or does America need to embrace a more restrained approach to its national interests? Who cares any more about the importance of human rights and the spread of freedom in the world?
Henry R. Nau is Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University. His latest book, Conservative Internationalism: Armed Diplomacy Under Jefferson, Polk, Truman, and Reagan was published in August 2013 by Princeton University Press. Other books include The Myth of America's Decline (Oxford 1990), At Home Abroad (Cornell 2002), and Perspectives on International Relations (Sage/CQ Press, 6th Edition, 2018). The latter, is a textbook used at more than 200 institutions in the U.S. and abroad.
Previously, he taught as an Assistant Professor at Williams College (1971-73) and as a Visiting Professor at Johns Hopkins SAIS, Stanford, and Columbia Universities. From January 1981 to July 1983, he served on President Reagan's National Security Council. Among other duties he was the White House sherpa for the Annual G-7 Economic Summits at Ottawa (1981), Versailles (1982), and Williamsburg (1983) and a special summit with developing countries at Cancun, Mexico (1982). Dr. Nau also served, in 1975-1977, as Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs in the Department of State.
Event Date:
6/11/2019
Event Time:
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Eastern
Location:
DACOR Bacon House 1801 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 UNITED STATES
