With Joe Biden having dropped out of the race for the White House, how well placed is Kamala Harris to take on Donald Trump? Do race and gender give Harris an edge over Trump, or will they only reinforce the conservatives’ belief that the nation is being stolen from them under their noses? What is to say that a Harris vs Trump match won’t be a repeat of the 2016 Hillary Clinton vs Trump contest? And if Trump does win the Presidency, what does that mean for the oldest democracy in the modern world? In a world where America is seen as being on the decline, what further havoc can a Trump presidency unleash?

These are some of the questions I ask my guest, Dr. Charles Kupchan. Dr Kupchan is a Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown and a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Between 2014-2017, he served as Special Assistant to President Barack Obama, working closely with Joe Biden, who was then the Vice President. He’s also held senior positions on the National Security Council under both Obama and Bill Clinton.

I’m hoping you’ll enjoy my conversation with him as much as I have.

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