Show Notes
Attorney and former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton joins Bianca Nobilo to reflect on the decisions that followed September 11 and how they reshaped American foreign policy and the world.
From NATO’s historic invocation of Article 5 and relations with Russia, to the rise of China and the conflict with Iran, Bolton examines the choices that brought America to this moment.
Is Donald Trump an aberration, or is America’s post Cold War foreign policy tradition disappearing?
And if Bolton could return to September 10, 2001, what would surprise him most about the 25 years that followed?
(00:00:00) 9/11 - 25 years on (00:02:46) America under attack - with John Bolton (00:04:16) Cold War rivals briefly align (00:07:18) The only time NATO invoked Article 5 (00:11:05) 'I don't stand by all the actions taken' after 9/11 - Bolton (00:13:47) Did fear drive decisions on Iraq? (00:20:41) Was America distracted as China rose? (00:22:46) Differences with Trump (00:26:50) 'Trump is an aberration' (00:29:00) 'The end of history' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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