Cold War II, Climate Change, and Brexit | Niall Ferguson III

Harvard and Stanford Universities Senior Fellow and prolific author Niall Ferguson is one of the world's pre-eminent experts on history, politics and economics. He shares his current insights on the rivalry between China and the USA, Trump, Brexit and more.

#China #Trump #USPolitics #ColdWar
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0:00-0:53 Introduction
0:53-6:10 How do we understand China’s real objectives?
6:10-9:20 The trade-wars between China and the US
9:20-22:23 Will the US stay engaged in the Pacific?
22:23-25:37 How has China evolved in recent years?
25:37-28:40 China’s environmental catastrophes
28:40-36:26 Chinese domestic and foreign policy
36:26-41:14 Who leads Europe, and how do we think of Europe?
41:14-47:58 What is Germany’s role in Europe’s growth and development?
47:58-55:28 How do we understand Brexit?
55:28-1:03:58 The need for reasonable debate on climate change --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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