A Washington Post columnist argued that despite U.S. foreign policy failures, American power remains preferable to authoritarian alternatives during a virtual event hosted by the Elliott School of International Affairs Tuesday. Ambassador to Tunisia from 2009 to 2012, focused on Hamid’s new book, “The Case for American Power,” which examines the moral and political limits of U.S. foreign policy dominance abroad. Combined, the wars took hundreds of thousands of lives and cost the United States trillions of dollars. He said democratic systems, like in the United States, allow citizens to challenge leaders and reverse mistakes. Hamid said students should not disengage from politics despite frustrations with U.S. foreign policy.