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Checking in on American Democracy Promotion
Episode 44

Checking in on American Democracy Promotion

Biden's China tariffs, Israeli-Egyptian relations spiral, Google's AI plan, an American democracy promotion fails in Africa

What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead

May 17, 202430m 0s

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Show Notes

This week, Walter and Jeremy talk Biden’s tariffs on China, Israel’s spiraling relations with Egypt, Google’s plan to crush publishers with AI, and how America’s democracy promotion agenda is finding new ways to fail in Africa.


Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead and Jeremy Stern help you understand the news, decide what matters and what doesn’t, and enjoy following the story of America and the world more than you do now. For more, check out tabletmag.com/what-really-matters. You can read Walter Russell Mead’s Tablet column here, and check out more from Tablet here.

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