Pre-War Post-War Planning in the Roosevelt Administration: The Advisory Committee on Problems in Foreign Relations. (original) (raw)

The paper explores the activities and significance of the Advisory Committee on Problems in Foreign Relations (ACPFR) during the early 1940s, particularly in the context of the Phoney War. Despite its membership comprising key figures from Roosevelt's State Department, the ACPFR's influence on U.S. foreign policy has been largely overlooked in historical narratives. The research addresses the Committee's challenges in reconciling the United States' neutral stance with the strategic planning necessary for post-war global governance. It argues that the values and ideas generated by the ACPFR persisted and impacted subsequent post-war planning.