David Petraeus and Andrew Roberts on Conflict, War, and Debate

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🗓️ 12 January 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Debate is a form of conflict that is played out through civility, and the capability to exchange ideas with people we disagree with. But what leads leaders and countries to fall into conflict? In this conversation with Retired U.S. Army General David H. Petraeus and historian Lord Andrew Roberts, guest moderator Xenia Wickett speaks with them about their new book, the nature of military conflict, and how civil debate and conflict are intertwined. Our Guests: General David H. Petraeus, U.S. Army Retired General; Chairman of the KKR Global Institute; Former CIA Director Andrew Roberts, Biographer, Historian, and Member of the U.K. Parliament Xenia Wickett, Geopolitical strategist and moderator at Wickett Advisory and Trustee of Transparency International UK, is the guest moderator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0	Welcome to Open to Debate. I'm John Don Van.
0:34.0	This week I welcome Zenya Wicked to step in as moderator
0:37.0	for a conversation with General David Petraeus and Andrew Roberts,
0:40.0	the award-winning British historian.
0:42.0	They'll be talking about their new book, Conflict,
0:44.0	The Evolution of Warfare, from 1945 to Ukraine.
0:48.0	It's a fascinating study of modern conflict,
0:50.0	and as we wrestle with recent outbreaks of war in Gaza and Ukraine, we thought it was an important conversation to have.
0:56.0	Zena is a geopolitical strategist and among other things has served in the White House and State Department.
1:01.0	She now runs Wicked Advisory, a business she founded which offers expert
1:04.7	advice on international affairs and strategy to various organizations or executives.
1:10.0	And so, Zenya Wickedett, over to you.
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