In their first episode, Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer tackle three flashpoints central to U.S. national security interests right now: U.S. / China relations, the Russian - Ukraine War and the situation unfolding in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific Ocean. They close with a discussion about the new Netflix film A House of Dynamite, a story about crisis decision-making that, for two people who’ve lived those moments, hits uncomfortably close to home. Vox will be sharing the first four episodes of "The Long Game" with our audience. You can continue watching by subscribing to the show’s official YouTube channel: youtube.com/@podlonggame Follow "The Long Game" on... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podlonggame TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@podlonggame 0:00 - US / China The Literal Long Game 04:46 - Trump’s Playbook 06:22 - Export Controls 09:17 - Supreme Court Case on Tariffs 10:00 - Uncertainty and Ambiguity 12:48 - Continuing Russian War Against Ukraine 13:54 - Is an End Closer Now? 23:03 - Finally the Battlefield 27:35 - Possibility of Hybrid Warfare? 32:01 - Trump’s Backpeddling 35:40 - Approach to our own Hemisphere 37:15 - What is the Objective with Venezuela? 39:53 - What are the Targets? 42:42 - Post Intervention Risks 43:40 - A House of Dynamite 50:15 - Portrayal of Three Dimensional Characters 52:00 - Analogy to Missile Hitting Poland 57:15 - Uncertainty Over Attribution and Reaction Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@voxdotcom Check out our articles: https://www.vox.com/ Listen to our podcasts: https://www.vox.com/podcasts

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