Meeting

CFR Fellows' Book Launch Series With Charles A. Kupchan

Monday, October 5, 2020
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Speaker
Charles A. Kupchan

Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Presider
Richard Haass

President, Council on Foreign Relations; Author, The World: A Brief Introduction; @RichardHaass

CFR Fellows' Book Launch, Europe Program, and U.S. Foreign Policy Program

Charles A. Kupchan discusses his new book, Isolationism: A History of America’s Efforts to Shield Itself From the World.

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