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Evil and atrocity exist in this world. Therefore, the US must overcome its political dysfunction—which Karen Donfried aptly describes as a "soap opera"—before it loses the trust of its allies entirely and can only stand by as the world descends into chaos.
Follow along with the discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:02 - Karen's background
00:07:12 - German Reunification
00:08:48 - Comparing advising Biden, Obama, and Bush
00:15:24 - Snowden disclosures and Crimea annexation
00:18:36 - She warned Europe about Putin’s invasion
00:29:35 - The early sign: Putin’s July 2021 article
00:30:40 - Russia’s “strategic failure”
00:39:29 - How economic sanctions against Russia are failing
00:44:46 - “Defense is always easier than offense.”
00:47:22 - Is the US going to keep supporting Ukraine?
00:54:51 - How many oblasts are exposed?
00:56:57 - EU-US relationship: “How reliable is the US?”
01:00:09 - Containing China
01:09:54 - What happens if Trump wins?
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About Luminary:
Karen Donfried is a Belfer Center Senior Fellow and Former Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. She served as a special assistant to the President and Senior Director, European Affairs, National Security Council under Obama’s presidency. In 2003-05 during Bush’s presidency, she worked for the US Department of State's Policy Planning staff, handling the Europe portfolio.
About the Host:
Gita Wirjawan is an Indonesian entrepreneur, educator, and Honorary Professor of Politics and International Relations at the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham. He is also a visiting scholar at The Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) at Stanford University (2022—2024) and a fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
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