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Government, so that hes at the top of it all. some call him the chairman of everything. so, how did he do it? how did he become so powerful? he started out with a bold vision — the china dream. it unleashed big projects to build things like high—speed rail networks and new global trading routes that aimed to revitalise the whole country. and through viral incidents like this — a visit to a beijing steamed bun shop. he cultivated a different image for himself, making sure everyone in china ...

You have millions of refugees from crimea and eastern ukraine. plus economic collapse. by next spring russia will be bankrupt. the sanctions are working. if those arent indicators of a collapse, tell me what it is. brian: on the battlefield all reports are that ukraine has the superior equipment and motivation. there is a worry from our own president that he will use nuclear weapons. do you worry about that? >> we should always worry about a mad dictator with access to wmds. in theory he can ord...

You have millions of refugees from crimea and eastern ukraine. plus economic collapse. by next spring russia will be bankrupt. the sanctions are working. if those arent indicators of a collapse, tell me what it is. brian: on the battlefield all reports are that ukraine has the superior equipment and motivation. there is a worry from our own president that he will use nuclear weapons. do you worry about that? >> we should always worry about a mad dictator with access to wmds. in theory he can ord...

You have millions of refugees from crimea and eastern ukraine. plus economic collapse. by next spring russia will be bankrupt. the sanctions are working. if those arent indicators of a collapse, tell me what it is. brian: on the battlefield all reports are that ukraine has the superior equipment and motivation. there is a worry from our own president that he will use nuclear weapons. do you worry about that? >> we should always worry about a mad dictator with access to wmds. in theory he can ord...

I think this is a great example of how sometimes public opinion can be town stream of news coverage. -- downstream. we have, you know, tv news and online news breathlessly reporting this kind of situation if its fearful and scary, and now it feels like 1983 again. people are scared because theyre watching these reports played out on the news even though putins a madman. and, by the way, i think theres a 0.0 chance that putin would nuke anybody, probably because his generals would kill him first....

Countries. lets start with countries, thats first of mind after the january six committee hearing that we saw on thursday. one of the more startling things was the directive that he put out there that he wanted troops immediately withdrawn from somalia and afghanistan. you write in the book that he wanted to bomb iranian missiles at the same time he was trying to ratchet up to go to war with north korea? >> yeah, throughout his presidency there were these moments where he would sort of get his, ...

Professionals. he told people is useful guide to figure out a deal this president. another good example there is trump talking with john kelly about what he expected out of people, particularly his general. hes, like i want the generals like they had in germany in world war ii. hes like him in the not two generals? he says, yeah, they were very loyal to hitler. hes, like no, theyre trying to kill hitler three times. he did seemed action of this. i think what we learned is how many times he was, ...

In china knew his story and saw him as the top leader. he reorganised the military, too. by ousting hundreds of generals and replacing them with his allies, hes firmly in control. and lets not forget the ongoing anti—corruption crackdown. this man, zhou yongkang, is the former top security chief now in prison for amassing $14 billion in ill—gotten gains. more than a million party officials have been punished under xi, silencing all rivals. the campaigns popular with the public, but its also ...

Against france coming up, and that will change things around, but they have to try and keep the mountain. we call them developing nations, those _ we call them developing nations, those teams that are coming into it as the _ those teams that are coming into it as the last — those teams that are coming into it as the last couple of world cups, there _ as the last couple of world cups, there is— as the last couple of world cups, there is an — as the last couple of world cups, there is an opp...

Become chinas new leader, he was a relative unknown. he was supposed to rule alongside these six other officials. but now its clear that hes reshaped the communist party, the military, and the government, so that hes at the top of it all. some call him the chairman of everything. so, how did he do it? how did he become so powerful? he started out with a bold vision — the china dream. it unleashed big projects to build things like high speed rail networks and new global trading routes that aime...