| You are subscribed to News from the John W. Kluge Center for Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. On Thursday, March 27, at 12 p.m., The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress will host a discussion between Kissinger Chair John Bew and Robert Kagan, senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, on realpolitik and American exceptionalism. The event is the second in a three-part series hosted by the Kluge Center on realpolitik and Anglo-American foreign policy. The discussion, titled “Realpolitik and American Exceptionalism,” will focus on how America positions itself in the world in the 21st century. Can realpolitik be squared with the foreign policy of a nation which has always seen itself as exceptional? What does history tell us about how America might respond to the crisis in Ukraine, the civil war in Syria, or the rise of China as a superpower? What does a 'realist' approach to these problems look like? John Bew currently holds the Henry A. Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations at The John W. Kluge Center. A reader (distinguished senior academic) in history and foreign policy at the War Studies Department at King’s College London and director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence, his most recent book “Castlereagh: Enlightenment, War and Tyranny” was named one of the books of the year by the Wall Street Journal, Sunday Telegraph, BBC, and Total Politics magazine. His previous books include “Talking to Terrorists: Making Peace in Northern Ireland and the Basque Country” and “The Glory of Being Britons: Civic Unionism in Nineteenth-Century Belfast.” At the Library of Congress he is researching and writing the first-ever history of realpolitik in the English-speaking world, to be published by Oxford University Press. Robert Kagan is a senior fellow with the Project on International Order and Strategy in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. His most recent book is the New York Times bestseller, “The World America Made.” Kagan also serves as a member of the secretary of state’s foreign affairs policy board and is co-chairman of the bipartisan working group on Egypt. He writes a monthly column on world affairs for the Washington Post, and is a contributing editor at The New Republic. He served in the State Department from 1984 to 1988 as a member of the policy planning staff, principal speechwriter for Secretary of State George P. Shultz, and as deputy for policy in the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs. The three-part series, titled “The Return of Realpolitik: A Window into the Soul of Anglo-American Foreign Policy,” is hosted by John Bew and The John W. Kluge Center. The series examines what realpolitik means in theory and in practice, and ask how relevant realpolitik is to the international challenges faced by the West in the 21st century. What: CHALLENGING REALPOLITIK: “Realpolitik and American Exceptionalism.” When: Thursday, March 27, at 12:00 p.m. Where: Room LJ-119, 1st Floor, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. Free and open to the public. Tickets are not needed. Directions and maps: http://www.loc.gov/visit/directions/ On the web: http://www.loc.gov/kluge/news/realpolitik-2014.html On Twitter: #realpolitik All events are held inside the historic Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. Reservations are not required. All events are free and open to the public. Can't join us in person? Watch webcasts of Kluge Center events on YouTube or download lectures on iTunes U. The John W. Kluge Center is pleased to welcome all patrons. Please request ADA accommodations five days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov. Received this email from a friend? Subscribe to our RSS feed to stay up-to-date on events at The John W. Kluge Center. Learn more on our website | Watch on YouTube | Download on iTunes | Join us in person The John W. Kluge Center was established at the Library of Congress in 2000 to foster a mutually enriching relationship between the world of ideas and the world of action, between scholars and political leaders. The Center attracts outstanding scholarly figures to Washington, D.C., facilitates their access to the Library’s remarkable collections, and helps them engage in conversation with policymakers and the public. Learn more at: http://www.loc.gov/kluge.  This service is provided by the Library of Congress at www.LOC.gov.
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