Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters27 Jun 2019

Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher is a Rising GOP Foreign Policy Star

Congressman Mike Gallagher is a Republican representing the eighth district of Wisconsin, which includes the city of Green Bay.

Congressman Gallagher has an interesting profile, which includes a PHD in International Relations. He's very thoughtful and I think this conversation offers listeners some key insights into how an emerging leader in Republican foreign policy circles considers the US role in the world, the value of multilateralism and international institutions, and more.

We kick off discussing Iran, before having a broader conversation about US foreign policy writ large.

If you are a regular listener to the show my own foreign policy and political views are fairly apparent. You also know that I don't do adversarial interviews--I don't debate people. Rather, I find more value in drawing out the perspective of the person I'm interviewing. And I think that is why you will find this conversation with Congressman Gallagher useful in terms of understanding how a key Republican foreign policy maker sees the world.

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