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Walter Russell Mead, Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities at Bard College, editor at large of The American Interest
Justin Vaïsse, Director of Policy Planning, French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
Chair: Laurence Nardon, Head of the United States Program at Ifri
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