About this episode

Panelists discuss the best and worst decisions in U.S. foreign policy.

In this episode, panelists discuss the best and worst decisions in U.S. foreign policy as a part of the CFR Young Professionals Briefing Series. Host: Kelebogile Zvobgo, Mansfield Associate Professor of Government and Director, International Justice Lab, College of William and Mary; CFR Term Member Guests: Kathryn E. David, Historian, Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State; CFR Term Member James M. Lindsay, Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations To keep tabs on all CFR events, visit cfr.org/event. To watch this event, please visit it on our YouTube channel: Young Professionals Briefing: The Best and Worst Decisions in U.S. Foreign Policy

People in this episode

Host: Kelebogile Zvobgo

Guests: Kathryn E. David, James M. Lindsay

Topics covered

• U.S. foreign policy
• decision making
• historical analysis
• politics
• government

Keywords

• foreign policy
• U.S. decisions
• CFR Young Professionals
• political analysis
• historian

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Council on Foreign Relations, U.S. Department of State

Places: College of William and Mary

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