An in-depth conversation with Robert D. Blackwill, Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center, discussing his Council on Foreign Relations Special Report, America Revived: A Grand Strategy of Resolute Global Leadership.
In this seminar, Ambassador Blackwill lays out a clear argument for a renewed U.S. foreign policy rooted in liberal internationalism and American primacy, rejecting restraint, nationalism, and Trumpism as insufficient for today’s geopolitical challenges. The discussion explores how the United States can reassert effective global leadership amid intensifying competition with China and Russia, instability in the Middle East and South Asia, and the growing role of geo-economics in national power.
Ambassador Blackwill brings decades of experience at the highest levels of U.S. foreign policy. He previously served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Planning under President George W. Bush, U.S. Ambassador to India, Presidential Envoy to Iraq, and the administration’s coordinator for U.S. policy toward Afghanistan and Iran. His work spans U.S. grand strategy, great-power competition, and regional security across Asia and the Middle East.
The conversation is moderated by Meghan L. O’Sullivan, Director of the Belfer Center.
This event was held virtually on February 2, 2026 and is on the record. The recording is posted for public viewing.
