{"id":36815,"date":"2017-01-25T11:36:27","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T16:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/blog\/famed-us-leadership-experts-in-europe"},"modified":"2026-07-20T09:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:04:15","slug":"famed-us-leadership-experts-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/blog\/famed-us-leadership-experts-in-europe","title":{"rendered":"Famed US Leadership Experts in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two of the biggest American names in military leadership and intelligence will be in Europe over the next few months. 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