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The Corridors of Power

How do the well-meaning and highly educated men and women of America’s foreign policy elite, dreaming of doing good in the world, so often find themselves presiding over disastrous wars and genocides? Master filmmaker Dror Moreh takes us deep inside the three decades of American foreign policy since the fall of the Berlin Wall, a period of almost constant war and mass killing

Top Cast

  • Colin Powell

    Colin Powell

    Self

  • Henry Kissinger

    Henry Kissinger

    Self

  • Hillary Clinton

    Hillary Clinton

    Self

  • Madeleine Albright

    Madeleine Albright

    Self

  • Samantha Power

    Samantha Power

    Self

  • Wesley Clark

    Wesley Clark

    Self

  • Richard Clarke

    Richard Clarke

    Self

  • James Baker III

    James Baker III

    Self

  • Paul Wolfowitz

    Paul Wolfowitz

    Self

Overview

How do the well-meaning and highly educated men and women of America’s foreign policy elite, dreaming of doing good in the world, so often find themselves presiding over disastrous wars and genocides? Master filmmaker Dror Moreh takes us deep inside the three decades of American foreign policy since the fall of the Berlin Wall, a period of almost constant war and mass killing

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