Jeffrey Sachs is an economist at Columbia University and the author of the book A New Foreign Policy: Beyond American Exceptionalism, which argues that both Democratic and Republican presidents are worsening global instability. He joins today to explain his critique of American foreign policy. We discuss some of the most pressing dilemmas in the world today from the war in Ukraine to tensions with China and Prof. Sachs explains why he believes U.S. policy is worsening the prospects for global peace.

0:00–8:48 John Maynard Keynes, Versailles Negotiations, and the need for international solidarity 8:48–13:17 The Cold War as a missed opportunity for global peace 13:17–22:46 Why both Republicans and Democrats have terrible foreign policy 22:46–26:10 NATO and regime change 26:10–30:30 China 30:30–37:35 Understanding the threat of nuclear war