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held a Symposium on

The Future of Democracy

With:

Moderated by George Stephanopoulos

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

 
10:15 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.  

Astor Ballroom

St. Regis Hotel

923 Sixteenth Street, NW

Washington, DC

Download the papers submitted by the participants for this conference here

Download a transcript of this event here

C-SPAN video available here

Given significant recent challenges to democracy promotion, substantial questions have arisen as to whether meaningful democratic reform is a realistic possibility in many parts of the world and whether democracy promotion is an appropriate anchor for American foreign policy. Can and should the core American belief in inalienable human rights be the primary basis for effective diplomacy and foreign policy?

Should U.S. foreign policy seek to be consistent with President-Elect Obama’s election night speech that “the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope”? Or has a backlash against an American foreign policy focused on democracy promotion permanently hindered democracy promotion efforts around the world? 

For more information please contact Ioannis Saratsis at isaratsis@hudson.org

           (from left to right) Morton, McFaul, Williamson, Baran, Diamond, Stephanopolous,

                                       Kauffman, Telhami, Wieseltier, Gershman, Snyder