Peter Harrell, who served as Biden's Senior Director for International Economics and Competitiveness on the NSC and NEC, comes on to discuss:

Why things do or don't happen in the executive branch

What reforms we might need to accelerate and amplify decision-making

Lessons from the sanctions response to the war in Ukraine for China


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