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The Essay: World War One Round the World: Series 2

The Essay: World War One Round the World: Series 2: Part 2: Washington - Safe for Democracy

World War I Round the World

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World War One Round the World

Washington - Safe for Democracy

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David Frum explains how World War One still defines American foreign policy.

David Frum, former speechwriter to President George W Bush, explains how World War One still has an important role in shaping American foreign policy.

David Frum is a Washington-based political advisor and an editor of the Atlantic Magazine. He is also the former Special Advisor and speech writer to President George W Bush, and was working at the White House when America was attacked by terrorists on September 11th 2001. In this essay, recorded with BBC Partners the British Council at the United States Library of Congress, he explains how World War One came to shape US Foreign Policy through the twentieth century and still has a strong effect on how American engages with the world today.

The Essay: World War One Round the World

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Series of essays giving an international perspective on World War One

Cultural figures from around the world give an international perspective on World War One.

Series of further essays in which cultural figures from around the world give an international perspective on World War One

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