President Joe Biden greets China's President President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., Wednesday, Nov, 15, 2023.

Tri-Polar World

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 18, 2024

David Sanger, White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times, talks about what he calls the new 'Cold Wars'—emphasis on the 's'—as the U.S., China and Russia vie for dominance.  His new book is New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West (Crown, 2024).

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