America's global leadership is being sorely tested. This means the stakes are extremely high for the US presidential election, with war in Ukraine and strengthening relations between Russia and China presenting major challenges ahead. To get a feel of what awaits the next president, Ambassador Rahm Emanuel, the Biden administration's envoy to Japan, joins the show from Tokyo.??

Also on today's show: Anna Ardin, author, “No Heroes, No Monsters"; pollster Nate Silver on his new book, “On The Edge: The Art of Risking Everything”?