The Summer of Geopolitical Heat - with Walter Russell Mead
b'Throughout modern history, there were major wars that were triggered by fits of inattention or inadvertence. In retrospect, these moments can seem obvious \\u2013 sometimes even linear. Walter Russuell Mead is observing some of these fits of inattention right now. Walter believes there is some kind of collective denial about these trends. He calls it \\u201cgeopolitical climate denialism.\\u201d That\\u2019s what we discuss with him in this episode. \\n\\n\\nHe\\u2019s also just back from another trip to India, where he\\u2019s been spending a lot of time. His insights on the growing importance of India to America and the changing relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia are also topics we discuss.\\n\\n\\nWalter is at the Hudson Institute, he is the Global View Columnist at The Wall Street Journal and a professor at Bard College. He was previously the Henry Kissinger fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of \\u201cThe Arc of a Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People\\u201d: shorturl.at/bdhpz\\n\\n\\nWSJ column we discuss in this episode: \\u201cGeopolitical Climate Denialism\\u201d \\nhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/geopolitical-climate-denialism-russia-ukraine-china-military-iran-225a9b2f'