Termcard

This House Regrets the Consequences of U.S. Dominance

Has American dominance been positive or negative for the world? How different would our world be without it? Has the USA helped spread freedom, or merely created a new form of imperialism?

Details

Type of event

Debate

When

Thu, 28/02/2013 - 19:30

Proposition:

• Mehdi Hasan - Mehdi Hasan is the political
  editor of the Huffington Post
  UK. He was Senior Editor of the
  New Statesman and the Current
  Affairs Editor at Channel 4 News.

• Seumas Milne - Seumas Milne is a columnist and
  Associate Editor at The Guardian.
  He has reported from the Middle
  East, Russia and Latin America.

• Jeremy Corbyn MP - Jeremy Corbyn is MP for
  Islington North and is a
  prominent anti-war campaigner
  and a long-time supporter
  of the Campaign for Nuclear
  Disarmament.

Opposition:

• Sir Christopher Meyer - Sir Christopher Meyer was the
  United Kingdom Ambassador to
  the United States from 1997 to
  2003

• Richard Ottaway MP - Richard Ottaway is the
  Conservative MP for Croydon
  South and Chairman of the
  Foreign Affairs Select Committee.
  He served as a Shadow Defence
  Minister.

• Dr. Alan Mendoza - Dr. Alan Mendoza is the founder
  and Executive Director of the
  Henry Jackson Society. He is
  a renowned expert on global
  affairs and US foreign policy.