What Foreign Policy Challenges Will The Next President Face?

President Obama came into office promising to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but he’ll leave the White House with thousands of American troops on the ground in those countries. And he’s initiated military action in a handful of other countries.

So which foreign policy legacy will he leave the next president, and which options will that person have to respond to ISIS, for instance?

Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Greg Myre of NPR and Rami Khouri of the American University of Beirut.

Guests

• Greg Myre, digital editor for international news at NPR. He tweets @gregmyre1.
• Rami Khouri, founding member and senior policy fellow of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut. He tweets @RamiKhouri.

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