NYT’s Bret Stephens on Israel, 4 Years of GoodFellows, and An Invite to JK Rowling | GoodFellows: John H. Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, H.R. McMaster, and Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution
Apr 3, 2024
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NYT columnist Bret Stephens joins Hoover fellows to discuss Israel's future post Hamas attack, potential expansion into Lebanon, and Gaza's transformation into a Dubai. They reflect on four years of the podcast, showcasing predictions on inflation and Trump. Geopolitical challenges, weak international relations, and pandemic impacts are analyzed. Audience questions on Ukraine's NATO membership and deterrence strategies against Russian invasion are explored.
Rebuilding Gaza into a Mediterranean version of Dubai is a vision discussed, post Hamas's attack on Israel.
Reflecting on four years of GoodFellows podcast, including successes in predicting inflation and caution around Trump's rebound.
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As the six-month anniversary of Hamas’s attack on Israel approaches, what to expect next in that struggle—and is the American president and Israeli prime minister’s working relationship beyond repair? New York Times columnist Bret Stephens joins Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane, and H.R. McMaster to discuss the war’s possible expansion into southern Lebanon and Stephens’s vision of a rebuilt Gaza as a Mediterranean version of Dubai. After that, a celebration of four years since GoodFellows’ “shelter-in place” debut, including a little boasting (they saw inflation coming), a little contrition (they didn’t see Trump rebounding), and some big takeaways on geopolitics, economics, and the pandemic’s legacy.
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