American Diplomacy Spoken Word Links--September/October 2017.

• Author: Sempa, Francis

October 2017

"US-ROK Strategic Forum 2017"

Geography Still Matters

The End of the Asian Century

The Nuclear Ban Treaty

The Iran Nuclear Deal

Is US-China Confrontation Inevitable?

NAFTA Renegotiation

The US-Tunisia Strategic Partnership

MacArthur at War

Israel Facing a New Middle East

The Crucial Connection Between China's

Economy and its Foreign Policy

Dealing with Dictators

The Fate of the West

"US-ROK Strategic Forum 2017"

On September 5, 2017, the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted the US-Republic of Korea (ROK) Strategic Forum 2017, to discuss and analyze the key issues facing the alliance. Speakers included Michael Green, Richard Armitage, Hyuon Cho, Victor Cha, and other scholars from the US and ROK. The North Korean nuclear threat was front and center at the forum.

Video, audio, transcript: https://www.csis.org/events/rok-us-strategic-forum-2017-now-and-future-rok-us-alliance

Geography Still Matters

In June 2017, Robert D. Kaplan delivered a keynote address at the US Naval War College's Current Strategy Forum at Newport, RI. Kaplan delivered a geopolitical tour de force, showing that geography and geopolitics are more relevant to national security than ever before. Indeed, he argued that technology, instead of rendering geography less relevant, has enhanced geography.

A Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X6ZQr2idIs&list=PLam-yp5uUR1ZUIyggfS_xqbQ0wAUrGoSo&index=9

The End of the Asian Century

In June 2017, AEI scholar Michael Auslin spoke at the Naval War College's Current Strategy Forum about Asia and its role in 21st century world politics. Auslin argued that the notion of the Asian Century has been overdone. He described the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific region in terms of population, economics, and relevant military power.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWbHDvjHQyY&list=PLam-yp5uUR1ZUIyggfS_xqbQ0wAUrGoSo&index=5

The Nuclear Ban Treaty

On August 22, 2017, Christopher Ford, special assistant to the President and NSC senior director for WMD and counterproliferation, spoke at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He pointed out several flaws in the UN's treaty to ban nuclear weapons.

Audio; transcript: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/08/22/briefing-on-nuclear-ban-treaty-by-nsc-senior-director-christopher-ford-event-5675

The Iran Nuclear Deal

On September 5, 2017, UN Ambassador Nikki Haley spoke at the American Enterprise Institute about the Iran nuclear deal and its many flaws. She made the...