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The myth of American isolationism

The Current by The Brookings Institution

Jan 23, 202619:42News & Politics

Brookings senior fellows Michael O'Hanlon and Robert Kagan discuss O'Hanlon's latest book, To Dare Mighty Things: U.S. Defense Strategy Since the Revolution , an examination of 250 years of U.S. defense policy around the...

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The myth of American isolationism is an episode from The Current by The Brookings Institution. Brookings senior fellows Michael O'Hanlon and Robert Kagan discuss O'Hanlon's latest book, To Dare Mighty Things: U.S. Defense Strategy Since the...

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