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Former CIA Director and retired General David Petraeus spoke about military strategy in the Middle East, China, Russia, and other topics. He also responded to the news of President Trump’s…

Eliot Cohen talked about his book The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force, in which he argues that hard power is still essential in world today and that…

Former federal officials testified on on the merits of civilian control of the U.S. military. The Senate Armed Services Committee held the hearing as Congress prepared to consider a waiver to…

Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, director of the U.S. Army Capabilities Integration Center, talked about armed conflict and how it is changing. Lt. Gen. McMaster said that an understanding…

Professor Eliot Cohen examined the relationship between President Harry S. Truman and General Douglas MacArthur. In 1951, during the Korean War, President Truman relieved General MacArthur of his command.…

The New-York Historical Society hosts Eliot Cohen, author of Conquered into Liberty: Two Centuries of Battles along the Great Warpath that Made the American Way of War. Cohen teaches at Johns Hopkins…

Panelists compared the foreign policy agendas of President Obama and Mitt Romney. They responded to questions from the audience. This was part of a National Journal forum on the 2012…

Eliot Cohen talked about the battles fought since the 1600s by the British, French, Americans, Canadians, and Indians along the 200 mile corridor between Albany and Montreal called “the Great Warpath”…

Professor Millett talked about his book The War for Korea, 1945-1950: A House Burning, published by the University Press of Kansas. The book is part of the Modern War Studies series and is…

Eliot Cohen talked about his experiences at the State Department in the Bush administration serving as a counselor to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for the previous two years. As a…

Eliot Cohen was interviewed about his July 10, 2005 article in the Washington Post, “A Hawk Questions Himself as His Son Goes to War.” In the article he re-examines his support for the war…

Mr. Eliot Cohen talked about his book Supreme Command, published by Simon and Schuster. The book examines four war statesmen, Abraham Lincoln, Georges Clemenceau, Winston Churchill, and…

A roundtable discussion about the U.S. in wartime was held with authors featured in the anthology, edited by Brian Lamb, Booknotes on American Character: People, Politics, and Conflict in…

Experts discussed discuss the strategic purpose of American land forces, and how they should be structured for the missions they face. Topics included army organization history, the all-volunteer…

Scholars discussed “functional issues” relating to U.S. foreign policy. They discussed military policy, human rights and international law, the connections between foreign policy and economics,…

Professor Eliot Cohen, author of Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen and Leadership in Wartime, talked about his book, U.S. foreign policy, and the war in Iraq. He responded to audience…

Mr. Cohen talks about his latest book, Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime, published by The Free Press. In it, Mr. Cohen, a member of the Defense Policy Board,…

Mr. Cohen talked about his book Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime, published by Free Press. The book argues that what made heads of state great wartime leaders…

In a morning session of their annual conference, officials greeted attendees and talked about proposals to improve the armed forces and defense industry. Among the topics addressed were…

The panelists discussed American patriotism and Mr. Berns' book, Making Patriots, published by University of Chicago Press. Other panelists were Mr. Cohen, author of Citizens and Soldiers:…