Journalist, author James Mann to discuss America's role in Asia

9:30 a.m., March 15, 2013--Journalist and author James Mann will speak on the topic “U.S. Power in Asia and the World” during a University of Delaware Global Agenda speaker series presentation at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 20, in Mitchell Hall.

Mann is author-in-residence at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

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He is an award-winning journalist, a former Washington correspondent, Beijing bureau chief and foreign affairs columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

Mann has written three books about U.S. foreign policy, including The Obamians: The Struggle Inside the White House to Redefine American Power.

The presentation, moderated by Ralph Begleiter, director of the UD Center for Political Communication, will be followed by a book signing.

The Global Agenda series is considering “America’s Role in the World,” and speakers include journalists, national security experts and international government officials.