A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Britain’s Futile Containment Strategy: Texan Independence and the Mexican War
A nation must think before it acts.
Britain’s Futile Containment Strategy: Texan Independence and the Mexican War
June 04, 2024 | 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm | Center for the Study of America and the West
About the Event
In the seventh annual Ginsburg-Satell Lecture on American Character and Identity, FPRI's Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Walter A. McDougall continues his exciting narrative of Anglo-American relations from 1776 through the 19th century during which time a principal aim of British diplomacy was to contain the growth of the United States lest it become a peer competitor for world power. This episode focuses on the little-known British dalliance with the Texas Republic in the years leading up to the US-Mexican War in 1846.
The Annual Ginsburg-Satell Lecture on American Character and Identity is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Ginsburg Family Foundation and the Satell Family Foundation.
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Speakers
Walter A. McDougall - Walter A. McDougall is the Chairman of the Foreign Policy Research Institute's Board of Advisors. He is the Alloy-Ansin Professor of International Relations and Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania.
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