The Big Stick
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 s…
1,458 viewsEliot 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 s…
1,458 viewsLieutenant 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 …
494 viewsThe 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 John…
425 viewsPanelists 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 preside…
186 viewsEliot 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 Grea…
1,051 viewsProfessor 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 …
623 viewsEliot 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 …
490 viewsMr. 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 Davi…
1,654 viewsA 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 A…
223 viewsExperts 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-volu…
149 viewsScholars discussed “functional issues” relating to U.S. foreign policy. They discussed military policy, human rights and international law, the connections between foreign policy and economi…
143 viewsProfessor 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 tel…
262 viewsMr. 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, c…
1,000 viewsMr. 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 …
116 viewsIn 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 inte…
146 viewsThe 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: T…
441 viewsEliot Cohen, Strategic Studies Director at Johns Hopkins University, and Michael Eisenstadt, Military Specialist at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, talked about the effectiven…
71 viewsPanelists discussed Colin Powell’s tenure as Joint Chiefs of Staff chair during the 1980s and 1990s when several important events were occurring. They talked about his handling of non-tradit…
154 viewsMembers of the House Armed Services Committee met with witnesses to speak on the development of the U.S. military plan in the Persian Gulf situation.
93 viewsThe guests discussed the United States, United Nations and Iraqi military strategies in the Persian Gulf.
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