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This is the third and last program that looked back at President George W. Bush’s 2007 Iraq surge decision to increase American troop levels. A panel of scholars responded to previous observ…

Historians discussed ideas that have shaped international ideologies and U.S. foreign policy. Topics included 19th and 20th century religious groups, unilateralism, and the impact of fear on…

During the 1916 presidential election, Woodrow Wilson ran on the slogans, “He Kept Us Out of War” and “America First.” This program from the Miller Center in Charlottesville, Virginia consid…

Historians talked about Professor David Hollinger’s soon to be published book, Protestants Abroad: How Missionaries Tried to Change the World but Changed America. In his book, Professor Holl…

Five historians talked about foreign policy leaders ranging from Presidents Woodrow Wilson to George H.W. Bush. They each examine key figures of the twentieth century from World War I to the…

Four scholars gave presentations on religion and public policy throughout American history. The papers were “Teaching about Religion in Red State America” by Mark Chancey; “The Welfare of Fa…

Mr. Preston talked about the history of religious influences on American foreign relations. He said that despite the separation of church and state, churches were interested in political iss…