Iran-Contra Tower Commission Report
Three commission members briefed reporters on the release of the Tower Commission report on the Iran-Contra Affair, officially titled the “Report of the President’s Special Review Board.” Me…
1,063 viewsThree commission members briefed reporters on the release of the Tower Commission report on the Iran-Contra Affair, officially titled the “Report of the President’s Special Review Board.” Me…
1,063 viewsDavid Rothkopf talked about his book, National Insecurity: American Leadership in an Age of Fear, in which he discusses the triumphs and failures of American leadership in the world followin…
602 viewsJames Baker and Brent Scowcroft talked about the fall of the Berlin Wall and U.S. involvement in Eastern Europe’s liberation.
482 viewsThe Council on Foreign Relations hosted an event marking the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square student-led anti-government protests in 1989. Panelists included activists, journalists,…
412 viewsFormer National Security Advisers Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft talked about Russia’s annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine. They talked about Russian President Putin’s furthe…
2,354 viewsCharles Gati, editor of Zbig: The Strategy and Statecraft of Zbigniew Brzezinski, and a panel of dignitaries talked about the life and career of former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brz…
643 viewsA panel discussion was held on presidential power in foreign and security policy. Attorneys and constitutional experts gave an historical perspective on executive power in relation to Congre…
295 viewsThe Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Ernest Moniz to be the secretary of the Department of Energy. He was introduced by former Senator Jeff B…
2,837 viewsFormer national security advisers talked about their roles in advising the president and U.S. national security strategies in a changing global security environment. Among the topics they ad…
521 viewsWitnesses testified about the operation of nuclear waste facilities and future storage of nuclear waste. The talked about a report produced by the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear…
1,289 viewsFormer national security advisers spoke about U.S. relations with Turkey, Iran and Russia, and each country’s role in Syria’s escalating violence. Other topics included Iran’s nuclear progra…
1,408 viewsFormer Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger died June 2011 in Charlottesville, Virginia after suffering a short illness. He was the former secretary of state in the George H.W. Bush admin…
1,640 viewsAn audio clip of an undated interview with former National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft by the George H.W. Bush Oral History Project at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the Univers…
173 viewsFormer President George H.W. Bush and former National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft talked about their book A World Transformed published by Alfred A. Knopf. The two men first worked toge…
2,189 viewsFormer President George H.W. Bush commemorated the 20th anniversary of the initiation of military operations to liberate Kuwait from Iraq by inviting Desert Storm veterans to a discussion am…
1,429 viewsNational security experts talked about U.S. interests in the Middle East and the prospects for peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Among the topics they addresse…
504 viewsBrent Scowcroft talked about the ratification and implementation of the new START treaty. Following Mr. Scowcroft, Morton Halperin of the Open Society Institute, Angela Stent of Georgetown U…
275 viewsBrent Scowcroft talked about national security and the press. Mr. Scowcroft, who chaired President George W. Bush’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board but criticized his Iraq invasion polic…
242 viewsThe Center for Strategic and International Studies held a forum on the 60th anniversary of NATO. Bob Schieffer from CBS hosted the panel. The panelists talked about NATO in the present day, …
93 viewsThe authors of America and the World: Conversations on the Future of American Foreign Policy (Basic Books; September 8, 2008) talked about their book. They discussed the current and future s…
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