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SUMMARY:The Case for American Power | Shadi Hamid
DESCRIPTION:\n\nWASHINGTON\, DC\n\nThe Middle East Policy Forum looks forwa
 rd to hosting Washington Post columnist Shadi Hamid for a discussion a
 bout his new book The Case for American Power.\n\nAn acclaimed author\, S
 hadi Hamid makes an urgent and deeply personal argument for why American d
 ominance\, despite its many flaws\, remains the world’s best hope. Hamid
  traces his journey from opposing America’s role in the world to relucta
 ntly embracing it—while grappling with how recent events\, from Russia
 ’s invasion of Ukraine to Israel’s devastating war in Gaza\, have chal
 lenged his convictions.\n\nDrawing on his unique perspective as both an Am
 erican and a Muslim who came of age in the shadow of the September 11 atta
 cks\, Hamid contends with the contradictions of American power: how a nati
 on founded on moral purpose so often fails to live up to its ideals. Hamid
  confronts head-on America’s failures\, from the war in Iraq to support 
 for authoritarian regimes across the Middle East. Yet\, he argues that in 
 a world where power is a fact and someone must wield it\, the alternative 
 to American leadership isn’t a morally perfect superpower—it’s the b
 rutal authoritarianism of countries like China and Russia.\n\nAt once idea
 listic and pragmatic\, this book is about embracing our power as the only 
 moral option in a world beset by tragedy. Because America is a democracy\,
  it retains the potential to correct past mistakes and create change for t
 he better. That part is up to us. Bracing and timely\, The Case for Americ
 an Power is an ambitious work on what may be the most fundamental question
  facing America today: How should we think about the power we have—while
  we still have it?\n\nWe hope you will join Shadi Hamid and discussant Am
 bassador (ret.) Gordon Gray for this conversation about Hamid’s provoca
 tive case for why a better world is only possible with American power. You
  can participate in this conversation in-person or virtually. The event is
  open to the public and the media. If you would like to purchase a copy of
  Shadi Hamid’s new book\, copies will be available for sale at the event
 .\n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n 	\n\nShadi Hamid is a columnist at The Washington 
 Post\, where he focuses on culture\, religion and foreign policy. He is al
 so a senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Muslim-Christia
 n Understanding. Previously\, he was a senior fellow at the Brookings Inst
 itution and a contributing writer at The Atlantic. Hamid is the author of 
 several books\, including most recently\, “The Case For American Power.
 ” His book “Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam is Res
 haping the World” was short-listed for the 2017 Lionel Gelber Prize for 
 best book on foreign affairs. In 2019\, Hamid was named one of the world
 ’s top 50 thinkers by Prospect magazine. He is also the co-founder of 
 “Wisdom of Crowds\,” a podcast\, newsletter and debate platform. Hamid
  received his B.S. and M.A. from Georgetown University’s School of Forei
 gn Service and his PhD in political science from Oxford University\, where
  he was a Marshall Scholar.\n\nREGISTER\n\n
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