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Protecting Sovereignty

CFR's Stewart M. Patrick joins Robert McMahon to discuss sovereignty and U.S. interests.

November 3, 2017 — 35:44 min
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  • Robert McMahon
    Managing Editor
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  • Stewart M. Patrick
    James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program
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CFR's Stewart M. Patrick joins Robert McMahon to discuss sovereignty and U.S. interests.

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