The ‘Deep State’ and the War in Ukraine (Part II) | Jeffrey Sachs

Hidden Forces

Demetri Kofinas

Government, Business

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🗓️ 15 August 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 376 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Jeffrey Sachs, a world-renowned economist, bestselling author, and professor at Columbia University, where he was the former director of The Earth Institute. He is also one of the most reputable critics of U.S. foreign policy and the ‘Deep State’, especially as it pertains to the ongoing war in Ukraine and U.S. relations towards Moscow since the end of the Cold War.

Jeffrey Sachs last appeared on Hidden Forces in late June to discuss his criticisms of the U.S. intelligence community and American foreign policy. In Part II of that conversation, Demetri asked Dr. Sachs back on the podcast to discuss his central critique of U.S. foreign policy as it pertains primarily to the breakdown in US-Russia relations and the War in Ukraine.

Sachs and Kofinas discuss much of the relevant post-cold War history, including NATO enlargement, the breakdown in arms control, the invasions of Georgia and Ukraine, and why we should assume that America’s confrontational policies toward Russia are to blame for the breakdown in US-Russia relations if America’s more accommodative policies toward China during a similar period failed to produce the opposite result.

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Episode Recorded on 07/30/2024

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0:00.0	What's up everybody? My name is the Major Kofinas and you're listening to Hidden Forces, a
0:06.0	podcast that inspires investors, entrepreneurs and everyday citizens, the challenge consensus narratives and learn how to think critically
0:14.8	about the systems of power shaping our world.
0:18.2	My guest in this episode of Hidden Forces is Jeffrey Sachs, a world-renowned economist, best-selling author, and professor at Columbia University
0:26.4	where he was the former director of the Earth Institute.
0:29.7	Dr. Sachs last appeared on the podcast about a month ago to discuss his criticisms of the
0:34.7	U.S. intelligence community and American foreign policy.
0:38.1	Our conversation was cut short and I asked him back on the podcast to discuss his central
0:42.4	critique of U.S. foreign policy as it pertains primarily
0:45.8	to the breakdown in U.S. Russia relations and the war in Ukraine.
0:50.5	As I mentioned in our previous conversation, I have immense respect for Dr. Sachs's experience as a diplomat, as an educator, and as a critic of U.S. foreign policy.
1:00.0	And I wanted to understand his views better and where appropriate challenge some of them as well
1:04.6	as some of his underlying assumptions about where and why things went wrong in Washington's
1:10.0	relationship with Moscow.
1:12.0	We discuss much of the relevant post-Cold War history,
1:14.8	including NATO enlargement, the breakdown in arms control, the invasions of
1:19.0	Georgia and Ukraine, and why America's confrontational policies towards Russia are to blame when our more
1:25.1	accommodative policies towards China in the 1990s and early 2000s failed to produce the
1:31.4	opposite result.
1:33.2	If you enjoy this podcast and it brings valuable insights to your life and business,
1:37.8	consider joining our premium feed where you'll gain access to subscriber only podcasts, early releases, extended episode content, transcripts,
1:46.9	and intelligence reports at Hidden Forces.
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