Davos Open Forum 2008 - USA - What Next after the Elections?

http://www.weforum.org/openforum/ 25.01.2008
Open Forum - USA - What Next after the Elections?

2008 is an important presidential election year in the US. In this context, a number of questions arise as to the role and influence of the US in the world, militarily, economically and culturally. The current policies may change, but the question is how this will happen and how external actors will influence the process.

1) How will the situation in Iraq influence US elections?
2) What will the US foreign and economic policy be and what role will the US play after the elections? How will it impact other regions and countries, including Russia?
3) Besides the debates on US foreign policy, what are areas of interest in economic and social policies?

Howard B. Dean III, Chairman, Democratic National Committee (DNC), USA
Robert Edgar, Chief Executive Officer and President, Common Cause, USA
Olaf Gersemann, Deputy Business Editor, Welt am Sonntag, Germany
Mahdi Hadavi, Founder and President, Porch of Wisdom Cultural Institution, Islamic Republic of Iran
Robert Portman, Of Counsel, Squire Sanders & Dempsey, USA

Moderator
Casper Selg, Host, Evening News, Swiss Radio DRS, Switzerland

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