Rahm Emanuel
*** Share episode on X: https://tinyurl.com/yc4a9uvh *** \n\nOur interests in the Indo-Pacific, Russia-Ukraine, and the Middle East are all interconnected. A regional war in one, could easily trip into a regional war in another \u2014 and in some cases actors in one region are already being supported by regional actors from another. Just follow the moves of Beijing, Moscow and Tehran.\n\nRahm Emanuel has been an energetic diplomat in one of those regions \u2014 the Indo-Pacific. He is the U.S. ambassador to Japan. In addition to being a diplomatic and policy practitioner, he has also been an often astute \u2014 and sometimes provocative \u2014 analyst of the Chinese Government and its moves. \n\nRahm also has deep roots in American Jewish life and with Israel. He has a lot to say about the lessons he took away from serving in the Clinton administration, where he was involved in President Clinton\u2019s efforts at a two-state solution during the Oslo and Camp David processes. \n\nRahm also served 4 terms in Congress, where he was a member of the House Democratic Leadership. He was President Obama\u2019s chief of staff for the first two years of the Obama administration, before returning to Chicago to run for mayor, where he served for two terms. \n\nTo read Rahm\u2019s piece mentioned in the episode: https://japan-forward.com/lessons-from-israel-timely-for-japan/ \n\nFollow Rahm on X: https://x.com/USAmbJapan \n\nRegister for Call me Back Live at the Streicker Center: https://streicker.nyc/events/tibon-senor