The College of Sciences Distinguished Speaker Series
Presents: Is America Heading Again Toward Isolationism? – Presented by Dr.
Henry Nau, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George
Washington University.
March 16th, 2016 at 6:00 PM at Cevíche Tapas Orlando (125 W.
Church Street Orlando, FL 32801).
Debates about US foreign policy have revolved around three
main traditions—liberal internationalism, realism, and nationalism. American
presidents tend to swing back and forth between these main traditions. Today,
nationalists and realists are winning the debate. Professor Nau revives a
fourth tradition, which he calls “conservative internationalism.” This approach
embraces freedom, like liberal internationalism; arms diplomacy, like realism;
and preserves national sovereignty, like nationalism. Does conservative
internationalism offer an alternative way to pull back? What does it mean for
US policy in Asia?
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