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Foreign Policy Challenges Facing the Nation: Part I
March 16, 2009
R. Nicholas Burns professor, international politics, Harvard University
Andrew Bacevich professor, international relations, history, Boston University
Martha Raddatz national security correspondent, ABC

Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns, former Undersecretary of State and professor of international politics at Harvard University, and Andrew Bacevich, professor of international relations at Boston University, discuss the United States' foreign policy challenges with Martha Raddatz, chief foreign correspondent for ABC News.

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