Jake Sullivan, former U.S. national security adviser under President Joe Biden, Kissinger professor of the practice of statecraft and world order at the Harvard Kennedy School, and co-host of The Long Game podcast, joins School of War to discuss geopolitics through the lens of today’s Democratic Party. Where do Democrats stand on China, Israel, Iran, and the war in Ukraine?

02:29 - China summit recap

04:03 - President Trump’s goals in China

05:44 - Taiwan threat level

08:50 - Democratic Party position on China

14:16 - Avoiding war with China

16:39 - Nature of competition with China

18:39 - Role of AI in power struggle

23:44 - Critique of Trump’s Iran policy

27:17 - Democratic Party position on Iran

32:30 - Iran’s nuclear program

35:25 - Democratic Party position on Israel

45:15 - Russia-Ukraine conflict

51:12 - Democratic Party restraint policies

52:56 - Weapon systems assistance for Ukraine

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