Michael Froman: Love Taps in Iran, Summitry in Beijing, & Schizophrenia in Ukraine
About this episode
John Heilemann discusses American foreign policy with Michael Froman, focusing on Iran, U.S.-China relations, and Ukraine.
John welcomes Council on Foreign Relations president Michael Froman to discuss the three central topics in American foreign policy today: the war in Iran, U.S.-China relations, and the war in Ukraine. Froman offers his interpretation of the Trump administration’s mixed messages, glib metaphors, and ever-shifting strategy in its military campaign against Tehran; previews this week’s summit in Beijing between President Trump and Xi Jinping; and tries to make sense of why Trump has effectively sided with Vladimir Putin over Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the very moment when Ukraine seems better-positioned than ever to prevail in combat over Russia. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: John Heilemann
Guest: Michael Froman
Topics covered
- American foreign policy
- Iran war
- U.S.-China relations
- Ukraine war
- Trump administration
- summit in Beijing
Keywords
- foreign policy
- Iran
- China
- Ukraine
- Trump
- Putin
- Zelenskyy
- summit
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Council on Foreign Relations
Places: Iran, China, Ukraine, Russia
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