R. Nicholas (“Nick”) Burns, the U.S. ambassador to China, is one of America’s leading diplomats. He has held important posts dating back to the Clinton administration when he was the State Department spokesman. He started his posting as NATO ambassador in August 2001, just a month before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which would tax NATO in ways it hadn’t been since its inception. For the first time, NATO invoked its Article 5, which calls for countries to come to the aid of a member under
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Face-Off: U.S. vs. China
A podcast about the turbulent relationship between the world's two superpowers, the two men who run them, and the vital issues that affect us all.