Wendy Sherman
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Wendy Sherman is a seasoned diplomat with extensive experience in political negotiations and international relations. This interview reveals her strategic approach to diplomacy, emphasizing the importance of understanding diverse perspectives and building coalitions to achieve lasting agreements.
“Not necessarily anybody else's. In government, if you really want to legislate, if you want to accomplish goals, you've got to figure out how to bring people together and get that done. And those are similar skills. And I think what I've done in all of my life, I've always remained a community organizer and a social worker.”
“I remember that period I wasn't all that old at the time that Nancy's dad was mayor, but they were trying to create changes but in a very deliberative way and Baltimore was really busting out at that point.”
“Which was quite white, quite Catholic. Some people thought racist, but the folks were looking to put a six lane highway through her neighborhood.”
“Absolutely, Kim Jong Unlike his father and like his grandfather, believe that the only way they can survive as a regime is to have nuclear weapons because they believe that the United States presents an existential threat to them, and they watched what happened in Serbia, they've watched what has happened other places where people who don…”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 132 - Wendy Sherman
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