[Kzyxtalk] Jennifer Harris on KMEC Radio -- Today at 1 PM

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TODAY ON KMEC RADIO AT 1 PM, PACIFIC TIME 
Nations increasingly carry out geopolitical combat through economic means. Policies governing everything from trade and investment to energy and exchange rates are wielded as tools to win diplomatic allies, punish adversaries, and coerce those in between. Not so in the United States, however. America still too often reaches for the gun over the purse to advance its interests abroad. The result is a playing field sharply tilting against the United States. 
Why the United States is losing ground as a world power and what it can do to reverse the trend, Ambassador Robert Blackwill (retired) and Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow, Jennifer Harris, are topics cogently discussed in the new book, "War by Other Means". Blackwill and Harris describe the statecraft of geoeconomics: the use of economic instruments to achieve geopolitical goals. 
Geoeconomics has long been a lever of America’s foreign policy. But factors ranging from U.S. bureaucratic politics to theories separating economics from foreign policy leave America ill prepared for this new era of geoeconomic contest, while rising powers, especially China, are adapting rapidly. The rules-based system Americans set in place after World War II benefited the United States for decades, but now, as the system frays and global competitors take advantage, America is uniquely self-constrained. Its geoeconomic policies are hampered by neglect and resistance, leaving the United States overly reliant on traditional military force. 
Drawing on immense scholarship and government experience, show in their new book, "War by Other Means"", that if America’s policies are left uncorrected, the price in American blood and treasure will only grow. What geoeconomic warfare requires is a new vision of U.S. statecraft. 
Ambassador Blackwill was a guest on our show earlier this year. Jennifer Harris joins us today. Ms. Harris was recently featured as a guest on "Charlie Rose" on PBS. 
John Sakowicz and Sid Cooperrider are our hosts. 
Listen at 1 PM, Pacific Time. We broadcast at 10.1 FM in Ukiah, CA. We also stream live from the web at www.kmecradio.org 

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