Adam Garfinkle, a member of the editorial board of American Purpose, was the founding editor of The American Interest.
Garfinkle is a senior fellow and serves on the board of advisors at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He was a staff member at high levels of the U.S. government, where he was speechwriter for both of President George W. Bush’s secretaries of state, Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice. He holds a Ph.D. in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania and taught American foreign policy in universities between 1980 and 1993.
Nail-biting in Europe
As November elections come into view, Europeans are staring down the barrel of an unreliable U.S. ally.
December 21, 2021: Adam Garfinkle on "The Age of Spectacle." Moderated by Luke Nathan Phillips. Co-sponsored with Braver Angels
Join us on December 21, 2021, for a conversation with Adam Garfinkle on "The Age of Spectacle: How Unearned Affluence, Excessive Leisure, and Lazy Thinking Destroy Democracy." Moderated by Luke Nathan Phillips. Co-sponsored with Braver Angels. Adam Garfinkle, a member of the editorial board of American Purpose, was
Of Words and Deeds
While serving as Colin Powell’s speechwriter at the State Department, Adam Garfinkle learned the distinction more clearly than ever.
Fascinating Rhythm
The story of race in America isn’t a straight line but an improvisation, featuring not just harmonies but collisions that create outcomes no one can anticipate.
Ricochet Spitefulness
Large parts of the U.S. electorate acted on a surprising negative impulse in the 2020 election, a phenomenon that likely will hang around.
The Quadrivium Fix
A plan to remake America, in four mutually reinforcing parts.
Mar. 8, 2021: Michael Green with Adam Garfinkle on China through Japan's eyes.
Join us on March 8, 2021 to hear Michael Green discuss China through Japan's Eyes. The event will be moderated by Adam Garfinkle. Michael Green is the Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and director of Asian Studies at the Edmund A. Walsh School
Tribulations of the Second Trial
Republicans failed to hold Donald Trump accountable—again. The only safe way forward for American democracy is for voters to hold his acquitters accountable.
