American Leadership in Fractured World – Interview with James C. O’Brien

28/05/2025 54 min

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America is unsure whether it wants to retreat into isolation or lead the world. It doesn’t know if it believes in free trade or in tariffs. It wavers between standing by its allies and courting its adversaries. We discussed all of this with James O’Brien, a top diplomat and veteran of the Clinton, Obama, and Biden administrations.