America at 250: The Marshall Plan, With Benn Steil

The President's Inbox by Council on Foreign Relations

Jun 3, 202640:20News & Politics

This episode unpacks how the Marshall Plan transformed postwar Western Europe and why security, allied cooperation, and forward thinking were the real keys to its enduring success. To mark the 250th anniversary of the U....

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