Episode 72: Anchorage Summit and the Pandemic Year

<p>Antony Blinken and Jake Sullivan recently held a meeting with their Chinese Counterparts in Alaska and the pandemic has been ravaging the globe for more than a year.&nbsp;Les, Loren, Jamil, and first time guest Rob Walker discuss what can we expect coming out of the Anchorage Summit and how the world looks different post-pandemic.&nbsp;How is the Biden administration trying to approach the relationship with China?&nbsp;What can we expect to see after the shouting match that kicked off the talks?&nbsp;What did the pandemic teach us about foreign policy?&nbsp;All these questions and more answered in this week’s Fault Lines.</p><br><p>This week in our under the radar segment, Loren discusses the potential&nbsp;<a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/19/iraq-war-invasion-repeal-authorization-use-military-force-war-powers-bush-biden/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">repeal</a>&nbsp;of the 2002 AUMF, Les highlights the opportunity Tanzania has to move forward following the death of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/17/africa/john-magufuli-tanzania-death-intl/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">President Magufuli</a>, Rob focuses on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-dispatches-top-officials-mexico-central-america-border-crisis-grows-n1261743" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the situation</a>&nbsp;at the border, Jamil mentions the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/22/middleeast/saudi-yemen-peace-initiative-intl/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">potential end</a>&nbsp;of the war in Yemen, and Grant waves goodbye to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.voanews.com/europe/russias-envoy-us-back-moscow-after-spat-over-biden-comments" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Russian Ambassador</a>&nbsp;to the United States.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out informatio