The Diplomatic Dissent Channel
Former diplomat Elizabeth Shackelford joined the Council for a conversation on the state of dissent in US foreign policy.
About this Event
Diplomats are tasked with representing their country abroad—even when they disagree with policy decisions. The dissent channel allows US diplomats a medium to criticize policy without fear of retribution. However, does speaking truth to power make a difference, and are diplomats who make use of the dissent channel really protected? Reflecting on some of the most consequential diplomatic episodes from recent administrations, former diplomat Elizabeth Shackelford joins the Council for a conversation on the state of dissent in US foreign policy.
Copies of Elizabeth Shackelford's book, The Dissent Channel: American Diplomacy in a Dishonest Age, are available to purchase from The Book Cellar.
About the Speakers
Elizabeth Shackelford
Former Senior Fellow, US Foreign Policy
Elizabeth Shackelford, a former career diplomat who served the US Mission to Somalia and the US Embassy in South Sudan, focuses on building awareness and understanding of a "restraint" approach to foreign policy, which seeks to limit the use of force to core US security interests and favors diplomatic engagement.
Distinguished Fellow, Global Cities
Richard Longworth is a distinguished fellow on global cities at the Council and is the author of "Chicago and the World." For 20 years, Longworth was a foreign correspondent and served four years as the Chicago Tribune’s chief European correspondent. He was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, has won the Overseas Press Club award twice, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize twice.