"A New International Image for America" -- Glenn Schweitzer, National Academy of Sciences

America's sole superpower status, coupled with questionable foreign policy choices, has generated negative foreign perceptions of America, especially in Muslim countries. Muslim populations, with few resources and little room to expand, display increased resentment toward American wealth while their overcrowded cities have become breeding grounds for hatred and terrorism directed toward America. Glenn Schweitzer will discuss what citizens and our government can do to reduce the rising tide of Anti-Americanism. Among those proactive policy changes necessary are an improved understanding of foreign cultures, a foreign policy that promotes economic and cultural opportunities for youths overseas, and a an ability to both listen and communicate more effectively. Reflecting decades of experience in international relations, this important assessment of America's role in the world will interest everyone concerned with American security and the prospects for global peace.