Hold the Obituary: Is the U.S. Really in Decline?
In the second installment of our recap of the Wilson Center May 2015 Alumni Conference, we hear from an a-list panel of analysts addressing the question, “Is the U.S. in decline?” From the China challenge to the “rise of the rest,” America’s place in the world is being questioned from within and without. Is the American Century truly over and are its best days in history’s rear view mirror? That’s the focus of this edition of REWIND.
Speakers
Helene Cooper, Pentagon Correspondent, The New York Times
John Ikenberry, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, Princeton University
Bruce Jentleson, Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Duke University
Robert Litwak, Vice President for Scholars and Academic Relations
Mitchell Reiss, President and CEO, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Constanze Stelzenmuller, Robert Bosch Senior Fellow, Center on US and Europe, Brookings Institution
Guests
![Helene Cooper](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/images/person/cooper_helene-2.jpg)
Helene Cooper
Pentagon Correspondent, The New York Times
![Image - John Ikenberry](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/ikenberry.png)
G. John Ikenberry
![Bruce Jentleson](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/BruceJentleson_web.png)
Bruce Jentleson
William Preston Few Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science, Duke University
![Robert S. Litwak image](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/RobertLitwak.jpg)
Robert S. Litwak
![Mitchell Reiss](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/MitchellReiss_0.png)
Mitchell Reiss
Ambassador (retired); Former President and CEO, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
![Constanze Stelzenmueller](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/images/person/stelzenmullerc_portrait_2.jpg)
Constanze Stelzenmueller
Senior Transatlantic Fellow and Director, Transatlantic Trends, German Marshall Fund, Berlin; Robert Bosch Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution