Welcome to csis. I am the head of the project on military diplomatic history. Thank you all especially for braving todays weather. Its great to see all this interesting world war i. For those who havent been here before a project is focused on history that provides insight into contemporary affairs. We are delighted to cohost todays event with csis project and prosperity and development. Sam runde runs at project here and thank you for your support. When we think about, when historians think about what are the most important events in World History world war i usually comes out at number one but americans actually fixated on other wars like the civil war and world war ii. This one is the most important and we are here today to provide additional awareness. 100 years ago to this very day Woodrow Wilson appeared before a joint session of congress here in washington to deliver his working points speech. Wilson had been a professor at princeton and the president of that institution. He dre
Forum. [inaudible conversations] welcome to csis. I am the head of the project on military diplomatic history. Thank you all especially for braving todays weather. Its great to see all this interesting world war i. For those who havent been here before a project is focused on history that provides insight into contemporary affairs. We are delighted to cohost todays event with csis project and prosperity and development. Sam runde runs at project here and thank you for your support. When we think about, when historians think about what are the most important events in World History world war i usually comes out at number one but americans actually fixated on other wars like the civil war and world war ii. This one is the most important and we are here today to provide additional awareness. 100 years ago to this very day Woodrow Wilson appeared before a joint session of congress here in washington to deliver his working points speech. Wilson had been a professor at princeton and the pres
Congress. This two hour discussion was hosted by the center for strategic and international studies. Welcome to csis. Im dr. Mark warren the head of the project on military and diplomatic history. Thank you all especially for braving todays weather. Our project is focused on history. Were delighted to cohost todays event with the world war i Centennial Commission and the csis project on prosperity and development and dan rundy who runs that project here, thank you to you for your support. When we think about when historians think about one of the most important points in history world war i comes out at number one. Americans tend to be fixated on other wars like the civil war and world war ii. It is the most important and were here today to try to provide some additional awareness. 100 years ago to this very day, Woodrow Wilson appeared before joint session of the congress here in washington to deliver his 14 points speech and wilson had been a professor at princeton and was president
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Welcome to csis, and thank you for braving todays weather. It is great to see all of the interest in world war i. For those who have not been here before, our project is focused on history that also provides insights into contemporary affairs. We are delighted to cohost todays vent with the world war i centennial commission, and the csis center, and thank you dan fundy for your support. When we think about, when historians think about what are the most important events in world history, and world war i usually comes out at number one, and americans tend to be fixated on the other wars like the civil war and world war ii, but this is the most important, and we are here today to try to provide some additional awareness, and so 100 years ago to this very day, Woodrow Wilson appeared before a joint session of congress here in washington to deliver his 14 points speech. Wilson had been a proare fes sor at princeton and president of the institution, and he drew upon the academic colleagues t