Wilson Center Experts
David McKean
Public Policy Scholar
Expertise:
History
; Military History
; Asia
; Latin America
; Iraq
Affiliation:
Former Chief Executive Officer, John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, Boston.
Wilson Center Project(s):
“Pretext for War: A Comparative Study of Iraq, Vietnam and the Spanish-America War,” and “The Last Signer, Thomas McKean and the Politics of Revolutionary America.”
Term:
Jun 01, 2011
Mar 31, 2011
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Congress’ Influence on Foreign Policy: For Better or Worse?
October 17, 2011 // 4:00pm — 6:00pm
Congress does not pay close attention to foreign affairs; its oversight of the foreign policy establishment is sporadic and haphazard; and, when it does get involved, its decisions are usually driven more by politics than careful deliberation. That was the consensus of a panel convened at the Wilson Center Oct. 17 on the topic, “Congress’ Influence on Foreign Policy: For Better or Worse?”
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Congress’ Influence on Foreign Policy: For Better or Worse?
October 17, 2011 // 4:00pm — 6:00pm
Congress does not pay close attention to foreign affairs; its oversight of the foreign policy establishment is sporadic and haphazard; and, when it does get involved, its decisions are usually driven more by politics than careful deliberation. That was the consensus of a panel convened at the Wilson Center Oct. 17 on the topic, “Congress’ Influence on Foreign Policy: For Better or Worse?”