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Seminar

Mars at Twilight: Leaders, Ideas, and Ending U.S. Wars, 1964 – 2011

Open to the Public

Speaker:  A. Bradley Potter, Research Fellow, International Security Program

This seminar will examine the United States' experience ending wars from Vietnam to Iraq. In particular, it will consider the role senior political and military leaders played in crafting American approaches to bringing wars to a close. The importance of historically informed ideas about the utility of force and the nature of war termination feature prominently in exploring just how leaders might matter in ending wars.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

Date: Time: - Location: Room 350
Evacuees from the DAO Compound are offloaded onto the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVA-41) during the evacuation of South Vietnam ("Operation Frequent Wind"), April 29, 1975

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Speaker:  A. Bradley Potter, Research Fellow, International Security Program

This seminar will examine the United States' experience ending wars from Vietnam to Iraq. In particular, it will consider the role senior political and military leaders played in crafting American approaches to bringing wars to a close. The importance of historically informed ideas about the utility of force and the nature of war termination feature prominently in exploring just how leaders might matter in ending wars.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

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