International Affairs

"Confront and Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power"

David Sanger

About the Program

David Sanger takes a behind-the-scenes look at President Obama's use of American power.  This event, from the InterContinental Hotel in Chicago, was hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.      

About the Authors

David Sanger

David Sanger is chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times, where he has worked for nearly three decades.  He has shared two Pulitzer Prizes for his reporting on the 1986 space shuttle Challenger explosion and President Clinton's trade policy towards China.  Mr. Sanger is the author of "The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power."    


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"Confront and Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power"

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  • Saturday, July 7th at 2pm (ET)
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