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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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October 3, 2022
Foreign Policy
Lessons From History Series: The Legacy of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan
In early 1947, Harry Truman announced that the United States would give assistance to countries under threat from authoritarian forces. Later that year, George C. Marshall addressed Harvard Universit…
January 23, 2024
United States
CFR Fellows' Book Launch Series: The World That Wasn't: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century by Benn Steil
Henry Wallace is the most important, and certainly the most fascinating, almost-president in American history. As FDR’s third-term vice president, and a hero to many progressives, he lost his place o…
June 27, 2020
United States
TWE Remembers: Truman’s Decision to Intervene in Korea
Seventy years ago today, President Harry Truman ordered the U.S. military to aid South Korea in repulsing an invasion from North Korea. The decision had geopolitical consequences that are still felt …
April 28, 2014
United States
"Maximalist: America in the World from Truman to Obama"
Stephen Sestanovich, CFR's senior fellow for Russian and Eurasian studies, discusses his new book, Maximalist: America in the World from Truman to Obama.
February 23, 2024
Ukraine
How Much Aid Has the U.S. Sent Ukraine? Here Are Six Charts.
Six charts illustrate the extraordinary level of support the United States has provided Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders.
March 12, 2012
United States
TWE Remembers: The Truman Doctrine
If you ever take a course on the history of American foreign policy, you are bound to get tested on doctrines. The first president to lend his name to a foreign policy doctrine was James Monroe, thou…
