Robert Pape

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2,835 appearances 10 recordings 4 series first heard Mar 2026 last heard 30 Jun

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We're not focusing on the bigger picture numbers here, the bigger picture outcomes here.

that matter for America's... Another point I want to make, what does Bob believe?

I want us to be 26%.

I want us to be 30%.

I don't want us going down.

So when we had our big conversation about China, I'm looking at this number.

I'm looking at... We're pulling ourselves and hurting ourselves with trade.

And I'm not coming at this as some liberal normative...

make other people richer or something.

No, that's not it at all.

I'm looking at this from essentially a primacy lens.

I'm looking at this, how does America remain the number one most powerful, wealthiest country in the world for the next 20 years?

And I think we need to understand that we have actually had quite a set of advantages versus Western Europe and also Japan.

You know what Japan was in 1990?

10%.

Japan was 10% in 1990.

You look at Japan today, they're 4%.

Wow.

So just think about that for a moment.

Oh, China went from two in 1990, two to 17.

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