The Doorstep: Is Elon Musk the Future of U.S. Foreign Policy? with Puck's Teddy Schleifer

Carnegie Council Podcasts

English - October 05, 2022 21:29 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MB - ★★★★ - 57 ratings
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With one tweet about the outlines of a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, the world's richest man Elon Musk elicited a derisive response from Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, waves of accolades from Russian government sites, and tons of international press with scholars debating the merits of his proposal. Doorstep co-hosts Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin ask Puck's Teddy Schleifer if this is a new billionaire model of international relations or a one-time global phenomenon.

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