Democracy promotion has long been a key component of U.S. foreign policy, but this objective has become increasingly more complex in recent years. On the one hand, democracy promotion is now a more pressing goal than ever before, as democracies around the world face a multitude of domestic and international threats. On the other hand, many have argued that the United States is no longer in a position to promote its values abroad based on the decline of its own democratic institutions. Should the U.S. make democracy promotion a foreign policy priority in the coming years? And how should it go about protecting its stake in democracy at home and abroad? Today we are joined by Danielle Pletka, Senior Fellow in Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and Stephen Walt, Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School. Follow us at: Network2020.org Twitter: @Network2020 LinkedIn: Network 20/20 Facebook: @network2020 Instagram: @network_2020 Interlude music: Grave Blow, Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0 (http://goo.gl/BlcHZR) Follow us at: Network2020.org Twitter: @Network2020 LinkedIn: Network 20/20 Facebook: @network2020 Instagram: @network_2020