In The Arena

Episode HighlightsOn "The Core of the Fight"“I think the core of the fight is that we have to compete effectively to ensure that our free and open societies remain secure, are prosperous, and can extend our influence effectively. I think we have to recognize that we have to compete and reenter a recent competition, Michael, that we vacated because of over optimism in the 1990s, and maybe too much pessimism and even resignation in the 2000s. And we are at a fundamental level, in a competition to create our free and open societies and closed authoritarian systems.”On the Western Alliance“It’s bad. But the situation and its prospects are not as bad as we think. I think there’s a growing realization, Michael, that we in the free world are all in this together. I mean when you look at the aggression of Chinas' communist party, this wolf warrior diplomacy. Theres nothing like the prospect of death to focus the mind. I think that in the west, within Europe and between Europe and the United States, the transatlantic