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PURELY POLITICAL Q & A with KT

She's advised four presidents – Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Trump – and KT McFarland believes what worked against the Soviet Union will work against Russia and Iran

Nov 02, 2023
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A Conversation with Former Deputy National Security Advisor KT McFarland

Kathleen Troia (KT) McFarland graduated from George Washington University, earned a master’s degree from Oxford University in England, and completed a PhD on nuclear weapons, China, and the Soviet Union at MIT. She was the featured dinner speaker at the Ronald Reagan Center in downt…

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