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Each week, Foreign Policy Live will feature a substantive conversation on world affairs. Host and FP editor in chief Ravi Agrawal will be joined by leading foreign-policy thinkers and practitioners to analyze a key issue in global politics, from the U.S.-China relationship to conflict and diplomacy. FP Live is your weekly fix for smart thinking about the world.
Foreign Policy magazine subscribers can watch these interviews live and submit questions and suggestions by going to https://foreignpolicy.com/live/.
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The View From the Middle East
Negotiators failed to reach a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war that would have paused hostilities before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. How does the rest of the Middle East view this breakdown in negotiations? For the United States in particular, how will this shape its standing in the region, and what does it mean for the conflict moving forward?
Mina Al-Oraibi, the editor in chief of the National newspaper in the United Arab Emirates, shares her insights with Ravi Agrawal.
Suggested reading:
Aaron David Miller: Why an End to the War in Gaza Is Still Far Off
Daniel Byman: Will Gaza Ever Recover?
Caroline de Gruyter: Israel and Palestine Are Now in a Religious War
Stephen M. Walt: It’s Not Too Late for Restrained Foreign Policy
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Susan Glasser on Biden’s State of the Union
President Biden’s tenure has been marked by numerous foreign-policy flash points: the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the war in Ukraine, and the conflict in the Middle East. Public perception of how he has handled these challenges could have a direct effect on his chances for reelection—a factor he tried to influence in his annual State of the Union address on Thursday, March 7.
Journalist Susan Glasser joins Ravi Agrawal to share her reactions to Biden’s speech. Glasser is a staff writer at the New Yorker and a former editor in chief of Foreign Policy.
Suggested reading:
Michael Hirsh: Biden Starkly Lays Out the Stakes for 2024
Susan Glasser: So Much for “Sleepy Joe”: On Biden’s Rowdy, Shouty State of the Union
Steven A. Cook: War Between Israel and Hezbollah Is Becoming Inevitable
Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer: State Department Beefs Up U.S. Diplomatic Presence in Kyiv
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Is America Becoming Isolationist?
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ annual survey of American voters shows that for the first time in nearly 50 years, a majority of Republicans prefer an isolationist approach to foreign policy. Before the Trump presidency, the Republican Party was more likely to support an active U.S. presence in the world.
Former U.S. ambassador to NATO and the CEO of the Chicago Council Ivo Daalder joins Ravi Agrawal to discuss the survey and what it could mean for the 2024 election. You can listen to Daalder’s podcast, “World Review,” here.
Suggested reading:
Survey: Majority of Trump Republicans Prefer the United States Stay Out of World Affairs
Edward Alden: A Self-Absorbed America Means Disorder for the World
Doug Klain: How Europe Can Prepare for a Second Trump Term—Now
Anna Merlan: Trump’s International Fan Club Descends on Maryland
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen on a Grim Anniversary for Ukraine
Feb. 24 marks two years since Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine. The conflict has changed the face of Europe and set off a protracted war that has had ramifications reaching far beyond its borders.
Could Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strategy of waiting out the West prove successful, or can Western leaders rally to continue supporting a drawn-out war? What would a future peace deal look like?
NATO’s former secretary-general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, argues that Western leaders need to continue to supply Ukraine with weapons—and quickly, before the war results in further instability. He joined FP’s Ravi Agrawal ahead of the war’s second anniversary to discuss the state of the conflict, lessons learned, and what the future might hold for Ukraine.
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Gita Gopinath on the Global Economy
Economics is sometimes called the “dismal science.” But the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has a surprisingly positive outlook for the U.S. economy—even if public sentiment hasn’t yet caught up. Host Ravi Agrawal discusses the state of the global economy with Gita Gopinath, the IMF’s first deputy managing director. The two begin with Gopinath’s latest essay in Foreign Policy about trade fragmentation and fears of a new Cold War.
Suggested reading:
Gita Gopinath: How Policymakers Should Handle a Fragmenting World
Adam Posen: America’s Zero-Sum Economics Doesn’t Add Up
Adam Tooze: The IMF is an anchor adrift in a changing world economy
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‘We Do Not Have an Iran Plan’
James Stavridis, a former NATO supreme allied commander and retired four-star admiral, sits down with Ravi Agrawal to share his insight on how Washington is navigating conflicts across two continents.
Suggested reading:
Thomas L. Friedman: A Biden Doctrine for the Middle East Is Forming. And It’s Big.
Keith Johnson: The Houthis’ Next Target May Be Underwater
Stephen J. Hadley and Richard Fontaine: Americans Need Domestic Unity for Effective Foreign Policy
FP Live: ‘We Do Not Have an Iran Plan’
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Customer Reviews
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