The next era of global superpower competition: a conversation with the New York Times' David Sanger

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

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International Relations, Government, Foreign Policy, Gzero World, News Commentary, Trump, News, Global Economy, Geopolitics, Politics, Ian Bremmer

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🗓️ 27 April 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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In 2019, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met at a summit and described their “friendship without limits.” But how close is that friendship, really? Should the US be worried about their growing military and economic cooperation? On the GZERO World Podcast, Ian Bremmer sits down with Pulitzer prize-winning national security correspondent for The New York Times David Sanger to talk about China, Russia, the US, and the 21st century struggle for global dominance.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the GZero World Podcast.
0:05.0	This is where you'll find extended versions of my interviews on public television.
0:09.0	I'm Ian Bremmer, and today we are looking at the new era of global competition.
0:14.0	More than three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the United States is locked in a battle for military, economic, and political
0:21.6	influence with two major powers, China and Russia. But today's reality is a lot different than at
0:28.6	the end of the Cold War. The world's economy is more interdependent. AI-generated misinformation
0:34.6	is deployed cheaply, and at scale, intensified competition is reshaping U.S.
0:39.5	strategic interests and global alliances.
0:42.9	What does this all mean for America's relationships with its two biggest adversaries?
0:48.1	Will she and Putin deepen their so-called friendship without limits to rival U.S. dominance.
0:54.7	Can a politically dysfunctional America still be the global leader?
0:59.4	My guest today, New York Times National Security correspondent
1:02.6	and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Sanger,
1:05.5	whose latest book is New Cold Wars, China's rise, Russia's invasion,
1:10.1	and America's struggle to defend the West.
1:13.1	Let's get to it.
1:31.9	David Sanger, the book is New Cold Wars.
1:33.4	Congratulations and great to see you.
1:34.0	Thank you.
1:35.0	Great to be back with you.
1:43.7	So, I mean, you've been talking to these leaders, U.S., high-level leaders and around the world for a long time now. And the premise of the book is that the United States had this belief after Soviet
1:51.2	collapse that we weren't going to have to fight these Cold Wars anymore.
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