Dr. Benn Steil, Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses his new book, The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War. Dr. Steil uses archival documents to portray how the initiative’s champions in the State Department were able to realize this grand plan despite immense complexity, uncertainty, and pushback at home and abroad. Steil explains the significance and implications of the Marshall Plan for our modern world, including lessons learned for the Korean Peninsula. Steil joins Korea Society President Tom Byrne in conversation.

The Marshall Plan in Retrospect: Implications for the Modern World

featuring  Benn Steil

Thursday, April 5, 2018 | 6 PM

The Korea Society Fellow, Patron and Corporate members: FREE with registration