“Liberty, War, and the Challenge of Foreign Policy”
We are excited to announce that our partners at the Liberty Fund Inc. will once again be hosting an exclusive breakout session at the 2012 International Students For Liberty Conference. Liberty Fund sessions are built around an in-depth Socratic discussion of the topic between fifteen student participants and an academic discussion leader. They are a fantastic way to deeply explore the finer points of liberty and debate them among your peers.
Founded in 1960 by Indianapolis businessman and lawyer Pierre F. Goodrich, The Liberty Fund, Inc. is a private, educational foundation established to encourage the study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals. Their logo, the Amagi, is the earliest known written appearance of the word “freedom”.
The topic of this year’s ISFLC session is “Liberty, War, and the Challenge of Foreign Policy”. International relations and foreign policy have long been matters of contention among classical liberals, libertarians, and conservatives. Using a combination of primary and secondary sources, this seminar will explore what a coherent theory of foreign relations grounded in pro-liberty ideas might look like. The discussion will be led by Liberty Fund Senior Fellow Peter Mentzel. The readings will include two brief articles by Bob Higgs and Ronald Bailey, and a selection from Mises’ Liberalism.
Selection to the session is very competitive with only 15 slots available. The session will take place on Sunday, February 19th in the Grand Hyatt, starting at 10:00am. Students who are chosen to participate will be responsible for completing a set of readings in advance of the session. Readings will be sent to the participants via email as PDF documents.
The application deadline is Wednesday, January 18. Applications for this session are now closed.
