The Future of US Foreign Policy in a Changing World

Over the past two decades, US foreign policy objectives in the #MiddleEast region have largely failed; from the invasion of Iraq to the war in Afghanistan, and US interventions in Syria, Libya and Yemen. Today, as the US continues to support #Israel’s war on #Gaza, it stands isolated in the world community, in opposition to international law, and at odds with its own population that is demanding an end to the war. This opening session will address the legacies of US foreign policy, the challenges facing the United States today, the factors impacting foreign policymaking in Washington, and prospects for reforming US politics, as well as recommendations for the next administration. Speakers Jeffrey D. Sachs, Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University; President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network; SDG Advocate for UN Secretary General António Guterres; Former Special Advisor to UN Secretaries-General Kofi Annan, Ban Ki-moon, and António Guterres Khalil E. Jahshan – Moderator Executive Director, Arab Center Washington DC