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Major players, even if they are feeling the economic pinch. and they do feel the economic pinch. oil has gone down from $3.2 million barrels a day, to under 1 million barrels a day, and they are going to feel this long term. but the challenge now, they have issued a deadline foret the europeans, or they threaten pull back even more from the steps in the iran nuclear deal. five of the six major powers engaged in the deal still believe in it, still support it. are we setting up some benchmarks down the road that will lead to further escalation? even if there's a pull back at the moment on the ki...

Welcome, adam. >> the book began after the election of donald trump when you went with your daughter for a walk. >> she was shaken not because there had been a change in parties in power, i would not have sympathized or endured that for very long. that's a crucial part of our democratic balance. she was concerned about the new authoritarian i authoritarianism. i took her around and walked around our new york block for two or three hours, i did no good. but i made a mental memorandum to myself, i'm going to write a letter to my daughter trying to explain why the values i brought her up with and...

Disorganized turn out to be extraordinary strong. that's why this book explains why they're so strong. >> john mccain's concession speech to obama? >> it's important that we remember that liberalism and liberal traditions belong to no one party. astonishing miraculous things, totally unknown to the rest of human history is the idea that we can surrender power without vengeance and without feeling embattled. when john mccain stood up there and said, i honor the new president, i respect the people's voice, and i wish him nothing but well, and i will stand beside him. we take that for granted. he...

Look, russia's occupying a european country. they've interfered in election, russia has, they deployed space assets. what has the american response been? some sanctions here and there. have not changed either country's behavior. that's a failure by any other definition. >> jim, fascinating book, thank you. robin wright, always a pleasure. >> thank you. next on gps, the united states is already in a war -- a trade war with china. but what is the end game, i'll be back in a moment to discuss. ♪

Is the main thing -- this terrific book about cyber war, how the chinese and the russians are both very actively engaged in it. what do you think is the principle message you want to get out of the book? >> i think americans are generally aware of one front of what is a much broader war. they're aware of russian interference in the election or chinese theft of state secrets which has been so central to the president's trade war with china today. the fact is, there are many other fronts on which china and russia are attacking the u.s. and the west on a daily basis and with great effect. their i...