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The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission held a hearing to examine China’s military activities, power, and global influence. In this panel discussion, witnesses focused their…

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission held a hearing to examine China’s military activities, power, and global influence. In this panel discussion, witnesses focused their…

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission held a hearing to examine China’s military activities, power, and global influence. In this panel discussion, witnesses focused their…

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission held a hearing on Capitol Hill to examine the interconnection between China’s education system and its economic development. Witnesses were academics from Stanford…

James Mann talked about his biography of former President George W. Bush.

James Mann reported on the relationship between Colin Powell and Dick Cheney. The author dicussed that the once close allies in the George H.W. Bush administration were at odds in the…

Panelists talked about U.S. foreign policy issues. Topics included U.S. leadership and power in the world, lessons learned from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and future relations with…

Ambassador Francois Delattre talked about the relationship between the U.S. and France. He also spoke about Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, suggesting additional sanctions were necessary,…

Kurt Campbell talked about relations between the United States and China. He said there will be “areas of miscommunication and disagreement” between the two countries but that a “sustained dialogue”…

James Mann talked about President Obama’s foreign policy decisions and profiled the people who advise him. He responded to questions from members of the audience at Politics and Prose in…

Nancy Benac and James Mann talked about President of China Hu Jintao’s visit to Washington D.C., including his meeting with President Obama and the White House state dinner. They also…

James Mann talked about his book, Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush’s War Cabinet, published by Viking Press. The author examined the president’s selection of the military,…

Steven Hayward talked about his book The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution, 1980-1989 (Crown Forum; August 25, 2009). This second volume on the political career of President Ronald…

Robert Dallek and James Mann talked about their books on Presidents Truman and Reagan. The two presidents bookend-ed The Cold War, which ended twenty years previously with fall of the…

James Mann talked about The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan: A History of the End of the Cold War (Viking Adult; March 5, 2009). In the book he presents a history of Ronald Reagan’s role in the ending of…

Panelists talked about vulnerabilities and flaws in the current system of U.S. presidential succession, specifically the need for authoritative continuity. Other topics included emergency…

Bob Woodward discussed his book The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate’s Deep Throat, published by Simon and Schuster. He discussed how W. Mark Felt, former Assistant Director of the FBI, became his unnamed…

Glenn Kessler talked about his book, The Confidante: Condoleezza Rice and the Creation of the Bush Legacy, published by St. Martin’s Press. He talked about Secretary of State Rice’s tenure,…

James Mann talked about his book The China Fantasy: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression, published by Viking. Mr. Mann, former Los Angeles Times Beijing bureau chief, challenged…

James Mann talked about his book The China Fantasy: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression, published by Viking. Mr. Mann, former Los Angeles Times Beijing bureau chief, challenged…