Diplomacy, Deterrence, and the Defense of Democracy | HISPBC

Together, Gen. Jim Mattis and Professor Stephen Kotkin field questions from Policy Boot Camp students on wide array of topics including isolationist trends in American foreign policy, the Russia-China relationship, NATO expansion, nuclear deterrence, and the situation in Taiwan. They emphasize the importance of understanding history, stress the unique strength of American democracy and values, advocate for a strategic approach to leverage U.S. advantages while adapting to evolving threats, and encourage the younger generation to actively engage in promoting democratic ideals and preserving U.S. global leadership. General Jim Mattis - General Jim Mattis, US Marine Corps (Ret.), is the Davies Family Distinguished Fellow, after having served as the nation’s 26th Secretary of Defense in the administration. Before retiring in 2013 he was the Commander of U.S. Central Command, directing military operations of over 250,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, Coast Guardsmen, Marines and allied forces across the Middle East. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, and the co-editor of the book, Warriors & Citizens: American Views of Our Military. Stephen Kotkin - Stephen Kotkin is the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, senior fellow at Stanford’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and the Birkelund Professor in History and International Affairs emeritus at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs where he taught for 33 years. His research encompasses geopolitics and authoritarian regimes, both past and present, and is a renowned biographer of Joseph Stalin with his books Stalin: Volume I: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 | Hoover Institution Stalin: Volume I: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 and Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941 | Hoover Institution Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941. Check out more from Gen. Jim Mattis & Stephen Kotkin: Listen to Gen. Jim Mattis on The Daily Scoop about America's vulnerability in informational warfare here: https://fedscoop.com/radio/gen-jim-ma... Watch "The Hitler-Stalin Pact" with Stephen Kotkin here:    • The Hitler-Stalin Pact | Reflections Episo...   Watch GoodFellows - "The Counterfactual Show: Reimagining History, with Stephen Kotkin" here:    • The Counterfactual Show: Reimagining Histo...   __________ The opinions expressed on this channel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University. © 2024 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University. 🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: ‪@HooverInstitution‬ 👍 Like and share this video! 🌐 Follow us on social media: • Facebook:   / hooverinststanford   • LinkedIn:   / hoover-institution-at-stanford-university   • Instagram:   / hooverinstitution   • TikTok:   / hooverinstitution   • X:   / hooverinst