Benn Steil on the Marshall Plan

CFR's Benn Steil joins James M. Lindsay to discuss his new book, The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War.

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Episode Guests
  • Benn Steil
    Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics

Show Notes

CFR's Benn Steil joins James M. Lindsay to discuss his new book, The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War.

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