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Jaw-Jaw by War on the Rocks

Nov 8, 201801:17Government & Organizations

Winston Churchill once remarked: "To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war." Brad Carson, a former senior defense official and congressman, hosts 'Jaw-Jaw' -- an interview series on the world's greatest geopolitical c...

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