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A panel discussion was held on the late Peter W. Rodman (1943-2008) and his posthumous book, Presidential Command: Power, Leadership, and the Making of Foreign Policy from Richard Nixon to G…

Larry Sabato moderated a panel discussion of political reporters, U.S. House members, and a former secretary of state on the 2008 elections. Topics included a shorter transition between pres…

Following opening remarks by President Ford, former officials talked about the long-term impacts of the Vietnam War and the war’s impact on U.S. foreign policy. Among the issues addressed we…

Former Secretaries answered questions from reporters outside the White House about a meeting with the president and several former secretaries of state and defense about the future of Iraq a…

Participants talked about the principles which they believed are most important in guiding U.S. foreign policy. Several of them emphasized the need to keep foreign and domestic affairs separ…

Howard Hart talked about intelligence operations, the future of the intelligence agencies, proposed intelligence reform, and effective uses of intelligence information and gathering techniqu…

A discussion about improving the Presidential appointment process. A group of former presidential appointees from the Reagan and Clinton administrations talked about how to make the process …

The annual Excellence in Diplomacy Awards was presented to former U.S Ambassador to Yugoslavia Warren Zimmermann and Dr. George Kennan of Princeton University for their work in foreign affai…

Persons from various fields participated in a forum on challenges to the American character in the 21st century. Mr. Hunt focused on Mr. Murray focused on science and ethics, Mr. Page race r…

The Senate Government Affairs Committee heard testimony from a congressional commission on protecting and reducing government secrecy. They discussed the conclusions and recommendations of t…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

The Henry Stimson Center hosted a panel discussion where the panelists spoke of the United Nations role in world affairs and its relationship with the U.S.

This discussion,held at the BROOKINGS INSTITUTE ,invited members of the administration, Congress, military, academia and the press to analyze U.S. Participation in U.N. Peacekeeping Mission…

Members of current and previous administrations, Congress, the military and the press debated U.S. participation in United Nations peacekeeping missions. According to the Council on Foreign …

The panel questioned witnesses on U.S. policies for the Peoples' Republic of China. Mr. Kissinger chaired this panel and focused the discussion on the attitudes that the legislative and exec…

Several foreign policy analysts spoke in a forum on U.S.-Japanese relations, sponsored by the Richard Nixon Library. The panelists sought to determine a means for criticizing and improving e…

Former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger testified before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Security Committees about the dangers to international security posed …

Secretary Lawrence Eagleburger addressed the Council on Foreign Relations. He reminisced about his 30-year career in the foreign service, the ending of the Cold War, and President Bush’s for…

Acting Secretary of State, Lawrence Eagleburger held a press briefing at the State Department and discussed the inspector general’s report on the investigation into the passport files of Dem…