Book launch: A policy discussion. On June 14, 2007, The Century Foundation convened an animated panel discussion of Power and Superpower featuring three contributors to the volume: Morton H. Halperin, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and co-editor of the book; Jeffrey Laurenti, Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation and co-editor of the book; and Mark Malloch Brown, former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and now Vice Chairman of Soros Fund Management. Read the transcript here. View the Rapporteur's Report here.

About the book: The United States entered the 21st century as a global leader, emulated for its ideals as much as respected for its power to shape events.  During the 20th century, American leadership served as the bedrock for the international order, promoting prosperity and peace both at home and abroad. But in the first years of the new century, a more nationally assertive U.S. foreign policy—exemplified by the invasion of Iraq, rejection of international treaties, and disregard for traditional allies—took a steep toll on the long-cultivated role of the United States as a responsible global leader.  In Power and Superpower, some of the United States’ most distinguished policy practitioners and experts identify pressing foreign policy issues facing the United States, and outline alternatives for successful foreign policy that harnesses power in support of a peaceful and prosperous world.