Navigating a World Adrift with Shivshankar Menon

Horns of a Dilemma by War on the Rocks

Feb 17, 202646:47Government & Organizations

We host Shivshankar Menon to discuss his recent article, "A New World Order? Be Careful What You Wish For." Menon, the former national security advisor to the Indian prime minister, examines the historical rarity of stab...

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