Tag: Marshall Plan

  • Nation & World

    Diplomacy in a changing world

    At a time when American commitments to major global institutions and agreements are a hot issue around the world, the Harvard Marshall Forum celebrated the legacy of one of America’s greatest humanitarian outreach efforts: the Marshall Plan, $13 billion in U.S. aid to a faltering Western Europe after World War II.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Reflections on the Marshall Plan

    Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger reflects on predecessor George C. Marshall’s Commencement address at Harvard in 1947, which extended America’s hand to a battered Europe and, in so doing, helped to create a stable postwar order and an inclusive, long-term U.S. foreign policy.

    9 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Gordon Brown’s prescription

    Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s prescription for a shaken world economy: Coordinate action, and write a global economic constitution that reflects morality while acknowledging business needs.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Take your passport and go, Amanpour says

    International TV correspondent Christiane Amanpour urged Harvard College’s Class of 2010 to take time to work overseas, as she addressed Class Day ceremonies on May 26.

    5 minutes