The Volatile Future of US Politics, with Robert Kagan

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🗓️ 5 June 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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There's rarely a week in which Donald Trump doesn't make the headlines but the last few have been particularly potent with the former US president having been served justice in a US courtroom. One voice who has been vocal in lamenting the transformation of the Republican Party into a vehicle for Trump's agenda is Robert Kagan. He's a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a historian and contributing columnist at The Washington Post. He has advised on policy for the US State Department for both Republican and Democrat administrations. and some of the Republican party's most prominent voices in recent decades. His latest book is Rebellion: How Antiliberalism Is Tearing America Apart—Again; a reflection on the increasing radicalisation of the Republican Party. Joining Kagan in conversation to talk about it for this episode is Edward Luce, chief US commentator for the Financial Times, based in Washington DC, and author of books including The Retreat of Western Liberalism. We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/IS for £100 sponsored credit. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all of our longer form interviews and Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.0	Welcome to Intelligence Squared where great minds meet. I'm head of programming, Connor Boyle. There's rarely a week in which Donald Trump doesn't make the headlines, but the last few have been particularly potent with the former US president now officially a convicted
1:15.4	felon. It's an appropriate time then to ask ourselves once again how we got to this point.
1:20.5	And one voice who has been vocal in lamenting the transformation of the
1:24.1	Republican Party into a vehicle for Trump's agenda is Robert Kagan. He's a senior
1:28.7	fellow at the Brookings Institution and a historian and contributing columnist at the Washington Post. He's advised on policy for the US State Department and some of the Republican Party's most prominent voices in recent decades.
1:41.0	His latest book is Rebellion How Anti Antiliberalism is tearing America apart again,
1:46.5	and it's a reflection on the increasing radicalization of the Republican Party. Joining
1:51.1	him in conversation to talk about it for this episode is Edward Loose.
1:55.0	Edward is chief US commentator for the Financial Times, based in Washington, D.C.
2:00.0	and author of books including The Retreat of Western liberalism. Let's join Edward now with more.
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