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Vance Serchuk, executive director and Partner at the KKR Global Institute, and former senior national security adviser to Senator Joe Lieberman, was uniquely positioned to witness one of the most influential partnerships in modern American foreign policy: the “Three Amigos” of John McCain, Joe Lieberman, and Lindsey Graham. What made their partnership so effective? What vision did they share for America’s role in the world? And what does the end of the “Three Amigos” mean for the future of American foreign policy?
02:21 - Lindsey Graham and the Three Amigos
10:42 - First Impressions of Lindsey Graham
13:20 - Lindsey Graham’s Sense of Humor
15:47 - Graham’s Spontaneity
21:44 - The Three Amigos’ Bond Through Travel
23:31 - Oversight on the Front Lines
24:56 - The Russian Threat
27:00 - The Three Amigos’ Shared Convictions
28:28 - Russia’s Invasion of Georgia
32:56 - Senator Graham’s Political Courage
33:27 - What Made the Three Amigos Different
37:24 - Graham’s Political Instincts
37:56 - Why the Three Amigos Worked
39:33 - The Power of Political Friendship
42:28 - Graham’s Work in the Trump Era
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