Juliana Geran Pilon

Author Event: Juliana Geran Pilon
Why America is Such a Hard Sell: Beyond Pride and Prejudice
March 15, 2007

On March 15, 2007, the Eisenhower Institute was hosted an author event featuring Juliana Geran Pilon, author of Why America is Such a Hard Sell: Beyond Pride and Prejudice. Pilon gave a short presentation on her work, and she was followed by two respondents: Kevin F. F. Quigley, president and CEO of the National Peace Corps Association and Lawrence P. Taylor, former US Ambassador to Estonia and current member of the Eisenhower Institute board. The presentations were preceeded by a reception and book signing. 

Pilon teaches politics and culture at the Institute of World Politics in Washington, DC. Her work, Why America is Such a Hard Sell, attempts to cut through the unconstructive partisan bickering and electoral rhetoric in order to clearly analyze why America's world reputation has been stained by recent events. She offers thoughtful and timely recommendations for how the United States can attempt to restore its international prestige.

"This is a must-read for anyone concerned about how [declining international] perceptions are adversely impacting the US role in the world," says Quigley.

Born in Romania, Pilon received her PhD in philosophy from the University of Chicago. She is also the author of The Bloody Flag: Post-Communist Nationalism in Eastern Europe and Notes from the Other Side of Night. Her writings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The American Spectator, The National Interest, Humanitas, and other publications both in the United States and abroad. She has held post-doctoral fellowships in international affairs at Stanford University's Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace and at the Institute of Humane Studies. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and was vice president of programs at the International Foundation of Election Systems.