Ukraine, China, And Gun Violence, With Condoleezza Rice

As the Russia–Ukraine conflict approaches the 100-day mark, is any kind of resolution in sight? Condoleezza Rice, former US secretary of state and the Hoover Institution’s Tad and Dianne Taube Director, joins Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, and John Cochrane for a conversation encompassing the war in Eastern Europe, its impact on US-Sino policy, plus what the scourge of gun violence says about America’s social and cultural divides.

Recorded June 1, 2022


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John H. Cochrane

John H. Cochrane

Sir Niall Ferguson

Sir Niall Ferguson

Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice

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