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Senator Cruz and Senate's Role in Foreign Policy

A conversation with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on the Senate’s role in foreign policy

AEI - Washington, DC  February 2019

On February 6, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) joined AEI’s Colin Dueck to discuss American foreign policy and the Senate’s role in shaping it. Sen. Cruz delivered a speech, highlighting how American national interest should be the driving force of foreign policy, and then responded to questions from Dr. Dueck and the audience.  Read more ...

 

 



 

Mouse is Mightier than Sword - NYT Kara Swisher

The Mouse is Mightier than the Sword: NYT Columnist Kara Swisher on How Tech Dominates World Order

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Series - Washington, D.C.  February 2019

In 2019, the influence of technology and social media on international affairs dominates world headlines. From the destabilizing impact of Facebook across democracies, to China owning the next internet era, to European regulatory action, technology is transforming the role of war and diplomacy, while upending the old international order. Join Kara Swisher, the New York Times technology business columnist and co-founder of Recode, and Laura Blumenfeld, Senior Fellow at The Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies, in an edgy, blunt discussion about the future of tech and international affairs.   Read more ...

 

 



 

House Hearing - Failures of Trump Admin. family Separation Policy

Examining the Failures of the Trump Administration’s Inhumane Family Separation Policy

House Energy and Commerce Committee, Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee 

Rayburn House Office Building - Washington, DC  February 2019 

A series of hearings in the coming weeks will bring renewed scrutiny to the effects and rollout of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy that led to separation of thousands of migrant families at the southwestern border last yea

In the first of three planned congressional hearings, two panels of witnesses testified before the House Energy and Commerce oversight subcommittee on Thursday about the 2,737 migrant children that have been currently identified as having been separated from their parents last year.   Read more ...

 

 



 

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