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In the twenty-sixth in a series on American presidents Scholars and others discussed the life and career of William Howard Taft. Among the subjects addressed were Taft’s career as a politici…

A panel discussed the role of the Geneva Convention in the capture, detention, and prosecution of armed combatants in the War on Terror. Topics included the Supreme Court decision in Hamdan …

Mr. Taft gave the keynote speech at the “The Geneva Conventions and the Rules of War in the Post 9-11 and Iraq World” conference. In his remarks he talked about treatment and detention of en…

Legal scholars at the American Society for International Law talked about the Bush administrations adoption of a preemptive military strategy to combat international terrorism and the legal …

Panelists discussed U.S. foreign policy, including unilateralism, multilateralism, and American sovereign interests. Mr. Rostow moderated the panel. After making brief opening statements, pa…

Witnesses testified about the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing Treaty and the International Convention for the Suppression on the Financing of Terrorism Trea…

Former diplomats and defense officials talked about the goals and objectives of NATO military action against Serbian forces in Yugoslavia. They called for a more concrete definition of the m…

In a symposium commemorating the Marshall Plan, panelists spoke about the ramifications of economic cooperation between the U.S., Europe, and the Soviet Union, as well as continuing security…

Guests, including current and past administration officials, discussed the ongoing conflict in former Yugoslavia and the U.S. presence in the region. They also took calls concerning the NATO…

The news conference held at the Center for Strategic and International Studies concerned the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the role it might play in ending the fighting between the …

William Taft, the U.S. representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, spoke before the 37th General Assembly of the Atlantic Treaty Organization in the Department of State. In his…

The committee met to discuss the extreme change in the objectives of the NATO organization over the last forty-one years. The committee discussed the future of NATO.

The Pentagon held a News Briefing on Base Realignment and Closure

Deputy Secretary of Defense, William Taft, spoke with reporters about a Defense Department report regarding the defense spending of U.S. allies.

Officials from the Department of Health & Human Services, Justice, & Defense discussed the use of unused military facilities as drug treatment facilities.

The committee held a hearing on the Defense Department’s May 20, 1988, decision to freeze spending on military contracts for the remainder of FY88. There is a short break during the hearing…

Assistant Secretary William Taft IV discussed the 1988 Defense budget request. Secretary Taft answered questions from viewers. Note: The program loses the audio.

After Admiral John Pointdexter’s refusal to testify, other witnesses testified about National Security Directive 145, covering telecommunications and information processing services security…