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David Sanger, the White House and national security correspondent for the New York Times, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how the post-Cold War ended and why the new era of geopolitical rivalry began.
 
Mentioned on the Episode 
 
John Maggio, Year One: A Political Odyssey, HBO Max
 
David E. Sanger, New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West, with Mary K. Brooks 
 
David E. Sanger, The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age
 
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Andrew Reddie, an associate research professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing warfare. 
 
Mentioned on the Episode 
 
Alan Hickey, Andrew Reddie, Sarah Shoker, and Leah Walker, "New Tools Are Needed to Address the Risks Posed by AI-Military Integration," Lawfare
 
Max Lamparth and Jacquelyn Schneider, "Why the Military Can't Trust AI," Foreign Affairs
 
"Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy,” U.S. Department of State 
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John Ikenberry, the Albert G. Milbank Professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss whether liberal internationalism and U.S. global leadership are fit for purpose in the twenty-first century. This episode is the second in a special TPI series on U.S. grand strategy. 
 
Mentioned on the Episode 
 
John Ikenberry, A World Safe for Democracy: Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order
 
John Ikenberry, Liberal Leviathan: The Origins, Crisis, and Transformation of the American World Order
 
Arthur A. Stein, “The Hegemon’s Dilemma: Great Britain, the United States, and the International Economic Order,” International Organization
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Brad Setser, the Whitney Shepardson senior fellow at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the causes and consequences of China's export surge.
 
Mentioned on the Episode 
 
David H. Autor, David Dorn, and Gordon H. Hanson, "The China Syndrome: Local Labor Market Effects of Import Competition in the United States," American Economic Review
 
Volkmar Baur, Brad W. Setser, and Michael Weilandt, "China's Record Manufacturing Surplus," CFR.org 
 
James M. Lindsay, "Election 2024: The United States Is Facing a Second China Shock," CFR.org 
 
Zongyuan Zoe Liu, "Beijing Needs to Junk Its Economic Playbook,” Foreign Policy
 
Brad W. Setser, "China Needs More Progressive Taxes and More Spending on Public Health," CFR.org
 
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John Barrientos, a captain in the U.S. Navy and a visiting military fellow at CFR, and Kristen Thompson, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force and a visiting military fellow at CFR, sit down with James M. Lindsay to provide an inside view on how the U.S. military is adapting to the challenges it faces.
 
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Steven Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at CFR, and Ray Takeyh, the Hasib J. Sabbagh senior fellow for Middle East studies at CFR, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel and the prospects for a broader Middle East war.
 
Mentioned on the Episode 
 
Steven A. Cook, "Iran Attack Means an Even Tougher Balancing Act for the U.S. in the Middle East," CFR.org
 
Steven A. Cook, The End of Ambition: America’s Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East [forthcoming]
 
Reuel Marc Gerecht and Ray Takeyh, “Keeping U.S. Power Behind Israel Will Keep Iran at Bay,” New York Times
 
Ray Takeyh, "Iran Attacks on Israel Spur Escalation Concerns," CFR.org
 
Ray Takeyh, The Last Shah: America, Iran, and the Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty
 
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