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Podcast: Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
Episode: How Fear Distorts U.S. Foreign Policy
Description: The world has never been safer, wealthier or healthier. So why is it that our foreign policy is dominated by fear and inflated perceptions of threats that can harm us? My guest today, Michael Cohen, and co-author Micah Zenko seek to answer that question in their new book Clear and Present Safety: The World Has Never Been Better and Why That Matters to Americans. The book makes the convincing argument that fear mongering has distorted US foreign policy and distracted us from recognizing impressive gains in human development.  This is a very refreshing conversation. One trend that Cohen and...