What's Next for the Country: Foreign Policy

The fourth and final focuses on foreign and security policy. This panel is timely as it will provide expert commentary on what to expect from the new president as these and other foreign policy and security challenges affect the United States. Greg Marfleet, Chair and Professor of Political Science at Carleton College, will address the Trump administration's approach to several core principles of US foreign policy that underpin US security and economic leadership through institutions such as NATO, the UN and NAFTA. Hicham Bou Nassif, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Carleton, will discuss the Trump administration's approach to the ongoing crisis in Syria, Iraq, and the broader Middle East. Jon Olson, visiting Instructor of Political Science at Carleton and adjunct professor at Metropolitan State University, will address the Trump Administration's military posture vis-à-vis the many crisis areas in the world, to include Russia, China, North Korea, Syria, and the global counterinsurgency against the Islamic State and al-Qaeda.