On behalf of the Council on Foreign Relations
(CFR), Professor Seth Weinberger invites you to participate in the next
session of the Fall 2012 CFR Academic Conference Call series on
Wednesday, October 10, from 9:00 to 10:00 AM in the
Misner Room of Collins Library. James M. Lindsay, CFR's senior vice
president, director of studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg chair, will
discuss how foreign policy is playing in the U.S. presidential
election.
Prior to returning to CFR in 2009, Dr. Lindsay
was the inaugural director of the University of Texas at Austin's
Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law, where he
held the Tom Slick chair for international affairs
at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. From 2003 to 2006,
he was vice president, director of studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg
chair at CFR. Dr. Lindsay previously served as deputy director and
senior fellow in the foreign policy studies program
at the Brookings Institution. From 1987 until 1999, he was a professor
of political science at the University of Iowa. From 1996 to 1997, Dr.
Lindsay was director for global issues and multilateral affairs on the
staff of the National Security Council.
As background for the discussion, you may wish to review the following materials:
1) James M. Lindsay, "Foreign Policy and the
Obama-Romney Race," Interview with Bernard Gwertzman, CFR.org, September
7, 2012.
2) Campaign 2012: The Candidates and the World, Blog, Council on Foreign Relations.
3) James M. Lindsay, The Water's Edge, Blog, Council on Foreign Relations.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Professor Weinberger (sweinberger@pugetsound.edu)
as soon as possible.
Hope to see you there…
