Foreign Policy Experience and the 2020 Hopefuls

Mary Louise Kelly, George Packer, and Williams Burns discuss why the presidential candidates should be paying attention to America's changing role in the world.

How important is it that the candidates running for US president have foreign policy experience? “Judgement and character matter most of all,” says former diplomat William Burns, “but if you can combine [foreign policy] experience with that, it’s a real asset.” Foreign affairs haven’t been at the forefront of the buzz around 2020 democratic candidates but it shouldn’t be ignored given America’s position in the geopolitical world. Burns, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, speaks with journalists George Packer and Mary Louise Kelly about the importance of foreign policy experience among past presidents and current hopefuls.

Congress Investigates Nassar Scandal

A recent report from a Congressional subcommittee shows the US Olympic Committee, and other institutions, could have stopped Larry Nassar’s abuse but failed to do so. At Aspen Ideas: Health, two survivors talked about the investigation and sexual abuse. “Until people believe the survivors, we’re always going to have this kind of problem...The system has to change,” says Trinea Conczar, survivor and co-founder of Survivor Strong.

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