642. How to Wage Peace, According to Tony Blinken
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66 min
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2 min
Topics
Economics & Policy, History
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What It Covers
Former Secretary of State Tony Blinken discusses Biden administration foreign policy decisions covering Gaza war, China competition, Syria transition, Iran containment, and State Department cuts under Trump.
Notable Moment
Blinken reveals his grandfather crossed the same Poland-Ukraine border where he later met Ukrainian officials during the Russian invasion, but traveling in the opposite direction fleeing pogroms.
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