In the 2026 lecture of our annual lecture series, Chuck Hagel, the 24th U.S. Secretary of Defense, and keynote guest Kurt Campbell, Deputy Secretary of State (2024-2025), discussed the challenges facing American foreign policy toward Asia in the context of the war against Iran. The discussion was moderated by Prof. Robert Pape, Director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats (CPOST), and was followed by a Q&A session from the audience. The Hagel Lecture series, a forum to amplify and encourage greater civic participation in critical discussions, is hosted by CPOST at the University of Chicago.