Topic: The Presidency and Foreign Policy
When: Tuesday 5/13/2025 at 2:00 pm ET
Join us this week as we discuss “The Presidency and Foreign Policy.”
How much power does the President have to make and dictate foreign policy? What are the tools at his disposal? How is the United States’ role in the world changing, and what does that mean for the international balance of power?
Join us Tuesday, May 13 as we tackle these questions and more with our expert guest: Dr. James S. Robbins, Dean of Academic Affairs, Institute of World Politics.
Constitutional Chats are hosted by Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, student ambassadors, and experts who join us weekly to discuss hot-topic issues! The audience is not on camera, but you may ask questions!
Meet the Guest
James S. Robbins
Dr. James S. Robbins is Dean of Academics at the Institute of World Politics graduate school and Senior Fellow in National Security Affairs at the American Foreign Policy Council.
Dr. Robbins is a former special assistant in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and in 2007 was awarded the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award.
He is also the former award-winning Senior Editorial Writer for Foreign Affairs at The Washington Times. His work has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, National Review, and other publications. He appears regularly on national and international television and radio.
Dr. Robbins holds a Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and has taught at the National Defense University and Marine Corps University, among other schools. His research interests include terrorism and national security strategy, political theory and military history.
Dr. Robbins is the author of five books, including The Real Custer: From Boy General to Tragic Hero, This Time We Win: Revisiting the Tet Offensive, and the critically acclaimed Last in Their Class: Custer, Pickett and the Goats of West Point.