America's Role in the World and Passing the Baton 2017 Closing

At Passing the Baton 2017's third panel, experts discussed America's current and future role in world.

Speakers:

Michèle Flournoy, President, Center for a New American Security

Stephen J. Hadley, Chair, U.S. Institute of Peace Board of Directors

KT McFarland, Deputy National Security Advisor Designate

Jacob Sullivan, Marvin R. Flug Visiting Lecturer in Law, Yale Law

Moderator: Susan Glasser, Editor, Politico Magazine

As the United States prepares to inaugurate its 45th president, the U.S. Institute of Peace again held its Passing the Baton conference—a review, during the transition between administrations, of global challenges confronting our nation. USIP convened Cabinet-level and other senior foreign policy and national security figures from the outgoing and incoming administrations as part of two days of meetings January 9 and 10. They were joined by top officials from previous administrations, thought leaders and other foreign policy experts.

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