3min chapter

ChinaTalk cover image

Twilight Struggle: Cold War Lessons for US-China Today

ChinaTalk

CHAPTER

What's the Difference Between Self Confidence and the Soviets?

The soviets had the cumbination of sort of power and ideological fervor by the late 19 seventies that put them in a position of expanding more or less everywhere they could. Yet we struggled with it because in some ways, ouror greatest strength was also our worst weakness. How do you balance thinking that your vision for the world makes sense, while not doing the dean rusk 19 64 thing? I think it's really a question of balance, and it's a question of judgment more than anything else.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode