Rubin: IS action is ‘pendulum swing’ for US re-engagement

James Rubin, the former assistant secretary state for public affairs under President Clinton, talks Gary Shepherd through the “intense and engaged role” the US has in world affairs, having previously had its self-confidence hit by the “disaster” of the war on terror in Iraq.

Rubin: IS action is ‘pendulum swing’ for US re-engagement
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In our exclusive video interview from PA’s Autumn Congress, he also speaks of the state of the special relationship between the UK and the US, and why China “can’t have it both ways” as its economy grows.

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