Focus on the Mission, with Mike Pompeo | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution

Focus on the Mission, with Mike Pompeo | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution

Author: Hoover Institution November 23, 2024 Duration: 57:28
After a “change” election that returned Donald Trump to the presidency, what can Americans expect in the way of foreign policy and national security departures from the current administration? Former US secretary of state and CIA director Mike Pompeo joins Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane, and H.R. McMaster to discuss possible new directions for America’s national security apparatus. Also discussed: the Biden administration’s allowing Ukraine to fire long-range missiles into Russia; how to counter Chinese threats to Taiwan’s independence; Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s being declared a “war criminal” subject to arrest; plus the likelihood that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency can reshape the federal government.  Recorded on November 22, 2024.

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