Marshall Plan 
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7/8/2022
Is Biden Prepared to Adopt a Truly Progressive Foreign Policy?
by Leon Fink
Protecting the so-called Liberal World Order these days puts great emphasis on preserving “order” but very little on what “liberal” can or should mean. The administration risks fumbling an opportunity to connect with new foreign leadership on labor, environment, immigration, and other issues beyond security and the drug war.
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SOURCE: New York Times
9/2/2020
We Are Still Living the Legacy of World War II
by Tom Hanks
The actor Tom Hanks reflects on the false narrative of closure of World War II. The forces unleashed by war and the struggle to reshape the world resonate today.
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10/13/19
The Moral Compass of America’s Most Distinguished Soldier and Statesman
by James Thornton Harris
George Marshall’s honesty and modesty were a key to his success.
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SOURCE: USA Today
7/15/19
Marshall Plan for Central America would restore hope, end migrant border crisis
by William Lambers
The Marshall Plan was key to restoring stability to Europe after WWII. Now, a similar approach must be taken in Central America.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
4/25/19
If China wants to lead the global order, it will need more than the Belt and Road Initiative
by Gregory Mitrovich
The program falls well short of the world-changing Marshall Plan.
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10/14/18
Imagination. Bipartisanship. Bureaucratic Competence. Yes, My Children, We Once Lived in Such a Place.
by David L. O'Connor
It was America in 1947, as Benn Steil shows in his new book about the Marshall Plan. (Interview)
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5/27/18
We Used to Understand the Connection Between Hunger and War
by William Lambers
We shouldn’t have to relearn the lesson today that prompted the Marshall Plan.
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6-4-17
George Marshall Is More Relevant than Ever
by William Lambers
70 years after he announced what became known as the Marshall Plan we are in need of his guidance again.
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SOURCE: Harvard Gazette
5-22-15
Reflections on the Marshall Plan
by Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger recalls when George C. Marshall, speaking at Harvard’s Commencement in 1947, extended America’s hand to a battered Europe, helping to create a stable postwar order.
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