This is one of those moments when you can feel history moving around us.

Hi, I'm Ian Bremmer, and welcome to the GZero World Podcast.

An audio version of what you can find on public television where I analyze global topics, sit down with big guests, and make use of small puppets.

This week, I sit down with U.S. Senator Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware, who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

He's traveled throughout Asia and the South Pacific,

meeting with America's old allies and assuring them

that Washington hasn't lost its way.

He's also been the leading voice on the Russia investigation.

Let's get to it.

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Senator Chris Coons from Delaware.

Great to be with you, Chris.

Thanks, Ian. Great to be on with you.

So let me start with global trade.

And, you know, we have this environment where the

U.S. and China are trading spars. You've been pretty concerned about what the Chinese are doing

internationally. How on track do you think Trump is with his criticisms right now? He may be on

target, but he's certainly not on track.

So I've publicly commended President Trump for making a very high priority of his foreign policy,

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