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Peter Taylor talked about his book, “Behind the Mask: The IRA and Sinn Fein.” The book examined the complex relationship between the political organization, Sinn Fein, and the paramilitary o…

Author William Bundy talked about his book, A Tangled Web: The Making of Foreign Policy in the Nixon Presidency, published by Hill & Wang. The book covered the intricacies of Richard Nixon’s…

Author James Billington discussed his book The Face of Russia: Anguish, Aspiration, and Achievement in Russian Culture. The book described the evolution of art in Russia from medieval times …

Abba Eban, Israel’s first ambassador to the United Nations, spoke about his book “Diplomacy for the Next Century.” He also gave his view on the moral foundation of international political so…

Author Daniel Yergin talked about the book he co-wrote, “The Commanding Heights: The Battle Between Government and the Market Place.” The book examines “the individuals, the ideas, the confl…

Mr. Howard and Mr. Lewis, editors of The Oxford History of the 20th Century discussed this collection of essays by leading scholars of modern history published by Oxford University Press. Th…

Emily Hill and Professor Paul Kennedy talked about their book, The Pivotal States, published by W. W. Norton & Company. The book is about the big picture of American foreign policy. The auth…

Fareed Zakaria discussed his book From Wealth to Power which addresses the unusual origins of America’s world role.