Wednesday February 27, 2008
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Guest host: Frank Sesno
The next president faces a number of problems on the international stage, including North Korea, Iran, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and instability in Pakistan and the Middle East. Our guests will discuss how to respond to these challenges and what the level of U.S. engagement with our adversaries should be.
David Ignatius, columnist, "The Washington Post;" co-moderator of "PostGlobal" on washingtonpost.com.
Peter Brookes, senior fellow for national security affairs at the Heritage Foundation; former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific affairs in the Bush administration; author, "A Devil's Triangle: Terrorism, WMD and Rogue States."
Jon Wolfsthal, Senior fellow, International Security Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Adm. Leighton Smith (Ret.), Co-Chair of the Center For US Global Engagement National Security Advisory Council
Guest host: Frank Sesno
With the nation's increasing demand for energy sources, a look at whether nuclear power is making a comeback and how much it will cost to address security and environmental concerns.
Joe Hebert, Covers nuclear energy issues for the Associated Press
Jim Riccio, Nuclear Policy Analyst for Greenpeace
Scott Peterson, Vice President-Communications, Nuclear Energy Institute