Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), one of the leading minds advocating for a radical rethinking of US foreign policy, sits down with Jenn for a conversation about what a “progressive” foreign policy would look like and how it would actually be applied in tough conflicts from Yemen to Iran to China.
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Rep. Khanna referenced 
Alexis De Tocqueville’s Democracy in America Francis Fukuyama’s The End of History?John Quincy Adams’ Warning Against the Search for “Monsters to Destroy”Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments And the writings of Katrina vanden Heuvel


Here are two pieces that provide more background on Yemen
More on Kissinger and realpolitik


The NYT op-ed by Masuda Sultan that Khanna referenced
Guest:
US Congressman Ro Khanna (@RepRoKhanna), representing Silicon Valley's CA17
Host:Jennifer Williams (@jenn_ruth), senior foreign editor, Vox
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