Today, the AEI Podcast presents the latest episode of the Bradley Lecture Series podcast.

A new administration. A renewed American bombing campaign in Syria. An apparently reconsidered relationship with Saudi Arabia.

After four years of comparative international quietude, is the United States reasserting its position as a forceful manager of world affairs?

And if so, should it?

This month we will hear a 1997 lecture from journalist and foreign affairs scholar Fareed Zakaria on the limits of realpolitik, and the challenges of realism.

If you like what you hear, you can find the Bradley Lecture Series podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.