rich 1.0 John Avlon talks with Rick Stengel about the global fallout from Trump’s war with Iran, how it’s damaging America’s reputation, and why allies are starting to move on without us. They discuss the collapse of U.S. soft power, the risks of going it alone, and the stunning election in Hungary that shows how voters can still push back against authoritarianism. I was the US soft power czar. Our reputation may never recover from this https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng- interactive/2026/apr/05/american-soft-power-iran-war (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng- interactive/2026/apr/05/american-soft-power-iran-war) Podcast - Mandela: The Lost Tapes https://embed.podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mandela-the-lost-tapes/id1719807119 Nelson Mandela Leadership Fellowship https://colinpowellschool.ccny.cuny.edu/fellowships/nelson-mandela-leadership-fellowship/ How to Fix It with John Avlon https://audioboom.com/channels/5141707-how-to-fix-it-with-john-avlon Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/42103286/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8891861/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>