Why Foreign Policy Matters for the Democratic Party

The Democratic Party has a credibility gap to overcome when it comes to national security and foreign policy. Simply being "in opposition" is not sufficient. Kurt Campbell and Cliff Kupchan, two leading Democratic strategists, have both served in presidential administrations and have been official and unofficial advisors to candidates.

At this event, Campbell and Kupchan went a long way toward answering the question: What will Democrats have to do to convince voters they can be good stewards of the nation's security?

Participants

• Kurt Campbell
  Senior Vice President, Director of the International Security Program and Henry A. Kissinger Chair in National Security, Center for Strategic and International Studies


• Cliff Kupchan
  Director, Europe and Eurasia, Eurasia Group


• Nikolas Gvosdev
  Senior Fellow, Strategic Studies, Nixon Center and Executive Editor, The National Interest