Eric welcomes Dennis Ross, Counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. They discuss why Dennis chose to update his 2005 book "Statecraft," his choice of case studies including German Reunification, the First Gulf War, Bosnia, the Iraq War, and the Syria policy debacle under President Obama. He describes the contending schools of thought about America's role in the world, including America First, Restrainers, Realists, and Liberal Internationalists and their differences over the use of force, alliances, as well as the role of interests and values in American foreign policy. He outlines the habits of good statecraft, including proper assessments, use of leverage and coercion, presidential leadership, and empowering lower level officials while avoiding groupthink.
Eric Edelman
