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Strategic Patience: Can We Return to Diplomacy?

Podcast: American Diplomat
Published: Jan 15, 2026
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Summary

Must our foreign policy be based on ego, resources and might-makes-right? Can we effectively meet future challenges with policies based on American values? Ambassador Mike Polt hopes so, and ASU is developing a plan for the long game.