Editor’s Note: This blog is part of an ongoing series of contributions from participants in The German Marshall Fund’s flagship leadership development program, The Marshall Memorial Fellowship (MMF).
I received a typical American education. In high school, I was taught that the United States’ love of isolationism was a root cause of World War II. I vividly recall my teacher preaching that the United States must remain active in the defense of democracy because of our position as a global political, economic, and military power. After participating in GMF’s Marshall Memorial Fellowship (MMF) program, I understand the wisdom my history teacher …read more