{"id":3785,"date":"2026-02-02T20:26:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/ten-best-ten-worst-us-foreign-policy-decisions\/?page_id=3785"},"modified":"2026-05-05T19:19:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:19:55","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/ten-best-ten-worst-us-foreign-policy-decisions\/events\/","title":{"rendered":"Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meetings, podcasts, videos, and conversations on the Council on Foreign Relation&#8217;s Best and Worst U.S. Foreign Policy Decisions Survey of SHAFR Historians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rQB4dZgDdlg&amp;feature=youtu.be\">A <strong><strong>Conversation About the Best and Worst U.S. Foreign Policy Decision<\/strong>s<\/strong><br><\/a><\/strong><em>January 14, 2026<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/law.emory.edu\/faculty\/faculty-profiles\/dudziak-profile.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mary Dudziak<\/a>, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law at Emory University,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/history.osu.edu\/people\/nichols.872\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christopher McKnight Nichols<\/a>, Wayne Woodrow Hayes Chair in National Security Studies and Professor of History at The Ohio State University, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/experts\/james-m-lindsay\">James M. Lindsay<\/a>, Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, sit down with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/bio\/david-m-rubenstein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Rubenstein<\/a>,&nbsp;chairman&nbsp;of the Council, for a panel discussion at the Council\u2019s offices in New York on the results of the survey.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@cfr\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"America at 250: The Best and Worst Decisions in U.S. Foreign Policy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rQB4dZgDdlg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KpxP-JosjVU\">The <strong>President&#8217;s Inbox: The Best and Worst U.S. Foreign Policy Decisions, With Mary Dudziak and Christopher Nichols<\/strong><br><\/a><\/strong><em>January 21, 2026<\/em><br>Mary Dudziak, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law at Emory University, and Christopher Nichols, Wayne Woodrow Hayes Chair in National Security Studies and Professor of History at the Ohio State University, sit down with James M. 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at the Office of the Historian of the United States State Department, and James M. Lindsay, Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, sit down with Kelebogile Zvbogo, Mansfield Associate Professor of Government and Director of the International Justice Lab at College of William and Mary to discuss the results of the CFR survey of historians on the best and worst foreign policy decisions in U.S. history with the Young Professionals Briefing Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Young Professionals Briefing: The Best and Worst Decisions in U.S. Foreign Policy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1gSUHK80YSQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N_W6Zawq8OM\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N_W6Zawq8OM\">The Best &amp; Worst: 250 Years of U.S. Foreign Policy with CFR\u2019s James Lindsay | WorldNow<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>April 1, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the Marshall Plan, the Louisiana Purchase, and the creation of the United Nations to the bombing of Nagasaki, Indian Removal Act, and the invasion of Iraq, U.S. foreign policy decisions throughout its 250-year history have had an immense impact in reshaping our nation and the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Best &amp; Worst: 250 Years of U.S. Foreign Policy with CFR\u2019s James Lindsay | WorldNow\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N_W6Zawq8OM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com\/2026\/04\/americas-worst-foreign-policy-decisions\">America\u2019s Worst Foreign Policy Decisions<br><\/a><\/strong><em>April 3, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com\/author\/erik-loomis\">Erik Loomis<\/a>, <em>LawyersGunsMoney Blog<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com\/2026\/04\/americas-worst-foreign-policy-decisions\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/build.mini.cfr.org\/ten-best-ten-worst-us-foreign-policy-decisions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/image-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-3785 wp-image-3956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/build.mini.cfr.org\/ten-best-ten-worst-us-foreign-policy-decisions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/image-edited.png 733w, https:\/\/build.mini.cfr.org\/ten-best-ten-worst-us-foreign-policy-decisions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/image-edited.png?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/build.mini.cfr.org\/ten-best-ten-worst-us-foreign-policy-decisions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/image-edited.png?resize=300,300 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meetings, podcasts, videos, and conversations on the Council on Foreign Relation&#8217;s Best and Worst U.S. Foreign Policy Decisions Survey of SHAFR Historians. 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