The New World Disorder (Robert Wright & Thomas Friedman)

Robert Wright's Nonzero

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🗓️ 2 June 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

1:31 China’s role in Saudi-Iran rapprochement7:10 The legacy of Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal12:25 Does Israel have a Palestine plan?24:12 Tensions resurface in Kosovo29:03 NATO expansion and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine35:31 Has the US mismanaged its relationship with Russia?43:53 Prospects for peace in Ukraine—or for massive military escalation56:26 A message from Bob about this week's Parrot Room

Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Thomas Friedman (The New York Times). Recorded May 31, 2023.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Robert Wright's Non-Zero podcast.
0:33.6	Hi, Tom.
0:35.1	Hey, Bob.
0:35.8	Good to be back with you.
0:37.1	Good to have you here.
0:38.2	Let me introduce us.
0:38.9	I'm Robert Wright, publisher of Non-Zero Newsletter.
0:41.2	This is a Non-Zero podcast.
0:43.6	You're Tom Friedman, famous foreign affairs columnist from New York Times, author of a number of best sung books.
0:50.4	Now, Tom, I haven't mentioned this to you, but as the timing of this worked out, now normally,
0:57.3	I tape two podcasts a week on Friday, the one we post is almost always with Mickey Kouse,
1:03.8	my longstanding frenemy and ideological nemesis.
1:06.6	As it happens, Mickey can't be with us this week.
1:10.9	So although you and I are taping this on Wednesday, we're going to post it on Friday,
1:14.3	you'll be substituting for Mickey.
1:15.9	Just to make sure, I'm sure you're honored to be, you know, in his shoes, right?
1:22.4	But just to make sure that you are of comparable stature, can you remind us how many Pulitzer prizes you've won?
1:29.5	I've won three. Three. Okay. Well, I'll check with Mickey. I don't think he's won three.
1:33.7	I don't, in fact, I don't think Mickey has won three prizes of any kind ever. But, but I'll,
1:39.5	I'll check. I'll check. So anyway, thanks for doing this duty.
1:45.0	A lot to talk about in the world.
1:47.3	I eventually want to get around to Ukraine and also this Kosovo, where we're sending more NATO troops.
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