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<span class="gmail-kma42e"><span>The Institute for Ethics in Public Life
invites you to join a hybrid (in-person or Zoom) conversation on US
foreign policy at 3:30pm on Thursday, Sept. 12.<br></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-kma42e"><span><br></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-kma42e"><span>In its Nov./Dec. 2023 issue, <i>Foreign Affairs </i>published
"A Dysfunctional Superpower: Can A Divided America Deter China and
Russia?", by former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates. In the
article, Sec. Gates explains why he is very concerned about the
combination of near future challenges by various rivals including China,
Russia, North Korea, and Iran while the US is deeply divided, and lays
out what he thinks we should be doing in response. We'll critically
discuss his argument and recommendations.<br></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-kma42e"><span><br></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-kma42e"><span>This
is an opportunity to learn more about how experts view the current
international environment, consider the extent to which Sec. Gates'
perspective accurately describes the current situation and whether the
responses he proposes are likely to help.<br><br>You can download a copy of the article <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ir7Vko9xSZQFFA2Ifv39Y7h8_ltL3drk/view?usp%3Ddrive_link&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1726227963074120&usg=AOvVaw3-donQPDVyLciLiThyOnZB" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">You can join this conversation in-person at the Institute (Hawkins 233) or remotely via Zoom: <span class="gmail-kma42e"><span><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/89670999310&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1726227963074120&usg=AOvVaw0ioJ_todHdmwZuNIdANBZH" target="_blank">https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/89670999310</a></span></span>
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