463 | Jim Sciutto: Has Great Power Conflict Set Us on the Path to the Next World War?

The Realignment

Technology, News Commentary, National Security, Marshall Kosloff, International Relations, News, Public Policy, Economics, Politics, Saager Enjeti, U.s. Politics, Policy

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Jim Sciutto, CNN Chief National Security Analyst and author of The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War, joins The Realignment. Jim and Marshall discuss why he believes we're living in a "1939 moment," why the "Cold War II" description understates the perilous geopolitical environment, lessons from the past two years of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, whether the United States can afford to handle multiple theaters of conflict at once, and the Biden vs. Trump foreign policy visions that will define the 2024 election.

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0:00.0	Marshall here.
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0:35.2	Supercast.com. On to today's episode. My guess today is Jim Shuto, CNN's chief national security
0:42.1	analyst and author of the Return of Great Powers, Russia, China,
0:45.8	and the next World War.
0:46.8	That's obviously a very provocative title and Jim and I start by discussing why World War
0:52.2	is the proper framing as opposed to the second Cold War
0:55.8	framing that a lot of folks tend to use.
0:58.4	But I think that Jim's book and this conversation are great ways to set the stage for how precarious the geopolitical status quo is.
1:05.7	You have Ukraine, Taiwan, the Middle East, and the real contrast between President Biden and
1:11.3	former President Trump's approach to U.S. foreign policy.
1:15.0	This is also a great way of understanding the new Tik-Toc debate with the House passing legislation
1:21.3	to force a divestiture from China.
1:24.0	We're at the point where serious analysts on both sides of these issues are talking about conflicts in Europe and Asia,
1:31.0	and we're not going to maintain the status quo from the 2000s
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