About this episode
China isn't a boogeyman, North Korea is genuinely frightening, and we could stand to be more diplomatic with Russia. Those ideas come from Richard Haass , president of the Council on Foreign Relations , who says the U.S. can be a stabilizing force in the world, so long as it does a better job of discerning when to speak softly and when to use the big stick. Haass is the author of A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order. For the Spiel, you're nobody until you're somebody that President Trump considers—and then you're everybody. Today's sponsors: Policy Genius . Shop and compare all the top-rated life insurance companies in one place. Go to PolicyGenius.com today to save more than 70 percent off other prices for life insurance. Harry's . Get the close, comfortable shave you deserve. Sign up at Harrys.com/GIST , and you'll receive their most popular trial set for free, you just cover the shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices