CNN’s Chief National Security Analyst and anchor of CNN Newsroom, Jim Sciutto, engages in a discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jane Perlez. They delve into Sciutto’s book, The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War, during a live event at the Kentucky Author Forum. This conversation took place on November 25, 2024, at The Kentucky Center in Louisville.

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Jim Sciutto is CNN’s chief national security analyst and anchor of CNN Newsroom. He has reported from more than fifty countries across the globe, including recently reporting live from the Middle East. He has earned Emmy Awards and the Edward R. Murrow Award, among many others. Sciutto’s latest book The Return of Great Powers, details the realities of this new post–post–Cold War era, the increasingly aligned Russian and Chinese governments, and the flashpoint of a new, global nuclear arms race. Through globe-spanning, exclusive interviews with dozens of political, military, and intelligence leaders, Sciutto defines our times as a return of great power conflict, “a definitive break between the post–Cold War era and an entirely new and uncertain one.” The Return of Great Powers is a Politico Top 10 Book of 2024 and a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. The Wall Street Journal said, “… Mr. Sciutto depicts a world made more dangerous by Chinese and Russian expansionism. Drawing on his experience as CNN’s chief national-security correspondent, Mr. Sciutto has written an eye-witness account of history as it unfolds.”