Eddie Fishman
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 11 Jun
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There was allowing people to sort of freelance a little bit more than you did.
You know, in the Obama administration, it was extremely sort of, you know, orderly and you had a meeting, but then the process...
And so I do think there's something to that, right?
And I think particularly also with diplomacy, like, it is helpful, frankly, to build rapport with other people, to have a relationship where people can just pick up the phone and call you.
I mean, in my own experience, a lot of the progress I personally made was through diplomacy.
Personal relationships, trusting relationships.
So I think there's something there.
I think when it comes to expertise though, I don't think there's really a substitute for it.
Like I do think you do want people in the room who at least know something about the country you're talking to or about, right?
You understand their history, you know some people there, their culture, maybe you've spent time there.
And certainly like when you're talking about the uses of power, economic warfare, right?
you should probably understand, like, well, what might happen if we were going to sanction the Central Bank of Russia?
Right, okay.
Could that cause a financial crisis in Germany?
What would that mean for us, right?
Like, what would happen if you attack Iran?
Would they cut off access to the Strait of Hormuz?
Could they do that?
What would that do to oil prices?
What would that do to fertilizer?
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