American Power and Profligacy (Audio)
Experts examine the effects of the current Congressional stalemate, minimal economic growth, and the increasing debt burden on U.S. foreign ...
Speakers: Roger C. Altman, Founder and Chairman, Evercore Partners, Inc.
Michael Mandelbaum, Christian A. Herter Professor and Director of American Foreign Policy, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
George Stephanopoulos, Anchor, Good Morning America, ABC News
Presider: Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
January 18, 2011
Experts examine the effects of the current Congressional stalemate, minimal economic growth, and the increasing debt burden on U.S. foreign policy in the Obama administration.
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