The Democratic Party’s Worldview, with Jake Sullivan

About this episode

Jake Sullivan discusses the Democratic Party's geopolitical stance on key global issues.

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 Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod, and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast Find more at The Free Press. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Jake Sullivan

Topics covered

• geopolitics
• Democratic Party
• China
• Iran
• Israel
• Ukraine
• national security

Keywords

• geopolitics
• Democratic Party
• China
• Iran
• Israel
• Ukraine
• national security
• Taiwan
• Trump
• AI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvard Kennedy School, The Long Game, Democratic Party

Places: China, Israel, Iran, Ukraine, Taiwan, Russia

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