David, congratulations on your book, new cold chinas rise as russis invasion and americas struggle to defend the west. I read this book and its outstanding truly a masterpiece truly amazing. I felt as being a former Government Official someone who was inside the room, inside or on the phone with all the different policymakers. I mean, just every detail here jumps out at you. But i love and puts it best. Michael beschloss, put it this way, that is truly a brilliant book, is a masterpiece of reporting, revelations and analysis. Congratulations to you. And also congratulations that the fact that it is on the New York Times best seller list. Well done. Well done. Well, thank you, paula. And great to be back here with you. Its been weve had a lot of years over the years when your Government Official and of course, much of the work weve done together since the its great great to be having this conversation with you was a fun book to write. Well clearly clearly because the inside story on so
Struggle to defend the west. I read this book and its outstanding truly a masterpiece truly amazing. I felt as being a former Government Official someone who was inside the room, inside or on the phone with all the different policymakers. I mean, just every detail here jumps out at you. But i love and puts it best. Michael beschloss, put it this way, that is truly a brilliant book, is a masterpiece of reporting, revelations and analysis. Congratulations to you. And also congratulations that the fact that it is on the New York Times best seller list. Well done. Well done. Well, thank you, paula. And great to be back here with you. Its been weve had a lot of years over the years when your Government Official and of course, much of the work weve done together since the its great great to be having this conversation with you was a fun book to write. Well clearly clearly because the inside story on so many issues. And were going to delve into that. Let me start with maybe the main broad que
I read this book and its outstanding truly a masterpiece truly amazing. I felt as being a former Government Official someone who was inside the room, inside or on the phone with all the different policymakers. I mean, just every detail here jumps out at you. But i love and puts it best. Michael beschloss, put it this way, that is truly a brilliant book, is a masterpiece of reporting, revelations and analysis. Congratulations to you. And also congratulations that the fact that it is on the New York Times best seller list. Well done. Well done. Well, thank you, paula. And great to be back here with you. Its been weve had a lot of years over the years when your Government Official and of course, much of the work weve done together since the its great great to be having this conversation with you was a fun book to write. Well clearly clearly because the inside story on so many issues. And were going to delve into that. Let me start with maybe the main broad question, and thats the question
David, congratulations on your book, new cold chinas rise as russias invasion and americas struggle to defend the west. I read this book and its outstanding truly a masterpiece truly amazing. I felt as being a former Government Official someone who was inside the room, inside or on the phone with all the different policymakers. I mean, just every detail here jumps out at you. But i love and puts it best. Michael beschloss, put it this way, that is truly a brilliant book, is a masterpiece of reporting, revelations and analysis. Congratulations to you. And also congratulations that the fact that it is on the New York Times best seller list. Well done. Well done. Well, thank you, paula. And great to be back here with you. Its been weve had a lot of years over the years when your Government Official and of course, much of the work weve done together since the its great great to be having this conversation with you was a fun book to write. Well clearly clearly because the inside story on so
Government official someone who was inside the room, inside or on the phone with all the different policymakers. I mean, just every detail here jumps out at you. But i love and puts it best. Michael beschloss, put it this way, that is truly a brilliant book, is a masterpiece of reporting, revelations and analysis. Congratulations to you. And also congratulations that the fact that it is on the New York Times best seller list. Well done. Well done. Well, thank you, paula. And great to be back here with you. Its been weve had a lot of years over the years when your Government Official and of course, much of the work weve done together since the its great great to be having this conversation with you was a fun book to write. Well clearly clearly because the inside story on so many issues. And were going to delve into that. Let me start with maybe the main broad question, and thats the question of how did this new cold war has actually come about here . And by the way, maybe i should also,