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Security and Opportunity for the Twenty-first Century

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This week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations outlining a sweeping vision of U.S. diplomacy and engagement. In 2007, Clinton, then a presidential candidate, wrote a Foreign Affairs essay addressing many of the same themes, and set out a plan for restoring U.S. leadership around the world.

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Submitted by Nora A. (Jul. 17, 2009) on July 17, 2009 - 1:54am.

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