The Realist Prism: A Lend-Lease Program for the 21st Century

By Nikolas Gvosdev, on , Column

With all of the comparisons being drawn between the presidencies of Barack Obama and Franklin D. Roosevelt, it is surprising that one of FDR's most famous programs has not emerged as a possible model for U.S. policy today: Lend-Lease.

That's not to suggest that the United States should plunge the rest of the planet into world war as a strategy for domestic economic recovery. But consider the following: ...

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