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Americana: Presidential Doctrine

Presidential Doctrine

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Presidential doctrine: a thing of the past, or a must-have for President Obama?

Presidential Doctrine
Long after US leaders step down, or lose their seats in office, American presidential doctrines live on. 

After a week of protests in Egypt, American diplomacy experts Susan Glasser, editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy Magazine, George Friedman, founder of the private intelligence agency STRATFOR and journalist David Millar explain the history of America's past presidents and how they defined their stances on international policy.

Walk the walk and talk the diplomatic talk
Future American diplomats, aka American University students, demonstrate what it takes to sit down at the negotiating table and get what you want. Cydney Gumann and Derek Tobias demonstrate the skills, strategies and trends in contemporary American negotiation.

Esperanza Spalding
And Esperanza Spalding has negotiated a space for herself at the top of the music scene. 

The genre-busting, culture-mixing bass player talks about her music and about how she's created a space that invites everyone in to listen.

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