Chris Preble, vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C., will speak on “The Power Problem: How U.S. Military Dominance Makes Us Less Safe, Less Prosperous, and Less Free” Monday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in 201 Riley Hall at Linfield College.
The lecture is based on Preble’s book of the same name. Numerous polls show that Americans want to reduce our military presence abroad, allowing our allies and other nations to assume greater responsibility both for their own defense and for enforcing security in their respective regions. In “The Power Problem,” Preble explores the aims, costs and limitations of the use of this nation’s military power; throughout, he makes the case that the majority of Americans are right, and the foreign policy experts who disdain the public’s perspective are wrong.
Before joining Cato in 2003, Preble taught history at St. Cloud State University and Temple University. He was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy and served onboard USS Ticonderoga (CG-47) from 1990 to 1993. He holds a Ph.D. in history from Temple University.
The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Political Science Department. For more information, contact Nick Buccola, assistant professor of political science, 503-883-2246, nbuccol@linfield.edu.
