Davos Open Forum 2005 - Role of the US in World Affairs

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Addressing the Role of the United States in World Affairs

The leadership of the United States has been challenged by many, both for its sporadic adherence to international treaties and its inability to win peace in the Middle East and Central Asia.
1) Should any changes be expected from the newly-elected Administration?
2) Can other powers, notably Europe, play a balancing role vis-à-vis the US?
Bernard Guetta, Editorialist, L'Express, France Inter, France
James A. Leach, Congressman from Iowa (Republican), USA
Ahmed M. Al Sheikh, Editor-in-Chief, Al Jazeera Satellite Channel, Qatar
Daniel Vasella, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Novartis, Switzerland
Bärbel Wartenberg-Potter, Bishop of the Northelbian Evangelical Church, Germany
Moderated by
Jim Bittermann, Senior Correspondent, CNN International, France

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