Jamie welcomes Rich Goldberg, a senior adviser at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and former National Security Council staffer during the Trump administration, to discuss the future of U.S. foreign policy under President-Elect Donald Trump. Together, they explore key strategies, potential challenges, and the incoming administration’s approach to global diplomacy.

The Agenda:

—Iran as the sower of discord

—The issue with the term “hostage diplomacy”

—Making a deal with the Saudis

—Should Israel or the U.S. take out Iran’s nuclear capabilities?

—Putin back in international conferences?

—Don’t ignore the energy policy shift

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