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The Whole Truth with David Eisenhower

The Role of Alliances in American Foreign Policy

Hosted by David Eisenhower – noted historian and author, professor at the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Pennsylvania, and grandson and namesake of President Dwight D. Eisenhower – the series tackles some of the weightiest public affairs topics of our time, with a focus that’s global and long-term in scope.

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The Role of Alliances in American Foreign Policy

Season 6 Episode 601 | 26m 45s | CC

Since World War II, a formal system of alliances has been at the center of American foreign policy. But the world has changed so much in these decades, with new threats and new opportunities and with a dramatically different landscape in terms of the relative power of the US and of other nations in world affairs. What should be the role of alliances in America’s view of international relations?

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