Episodios

  • October 7, One Year On

    October 7, One Year On
    Oct 7 2024
    On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas launched a brutal attack on Israel and set in motion a new cycle of violence that has rocked the Middle East. Aaron David Miller, a former Middle East advisor to both Republican and Democratic secretaries of state, joins FP Live to look back—and ahead. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Aaron David Miller and Steven Simon: Oct. 7 Changed Everything–but What if It Didn’t? Aaron David Miller and Lauren Morgenbesser: Don’t Blame Biden for the Yearlong War in Gaza FP’s Oct. 7 Roundup: Is the Israel-Hamas War Closer to Its Beginning or Its End? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 m
  • How America Should Prepare for Political Violence

    How America Should Prepare for Political Violence
    Oct 4 2024
    Unrest, even violence, could be a concern heading into the U.S. presidential election in November. What should be done to strengthen the nation’s democratic institutions? And what lessons can be learned from other countries facing similar challenges? Author and political scientist Barbara Walter joins FP Live to share her findings from her research on civil wars around the world. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Transcript: Could Civil War Erupt in America? Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware: How Bad Will Political Violence in the U.S. Get? Stephen Marche: Why the U.S. Military Isn’t Ready for Civil War Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze: What a Real Civil War Would Do to the U.S. Economy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 m
  • South Africa’s Foreign Policy

    South Africa’s Foreign Policy
    Sep 27 2024
    South Africa’s allegations of genocide against Israel at the International Court of Justice draw on the African National Congress’s own long history and views on apartheid. But is Pretoria’s foreign policy consistent across other parts of the world—for example, Russia or Sudan? Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola sits down with Ravi Agrawal to discuss how he’s shaping South Africa’s foreign policy. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Nontobeko Hlela: Why South Africa’s Nonalignment Is Here to Stay Oliver Stuenkel: BRICS Faces a Reckoning Chile Eboe-Osuji: South Africa’s ICJ Case Was Too Narrow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 m
  • Inside the U.N. General Assembly

    Inside the U.N. General Assembly
    Sep 25 2024
    With the United Nations General Assembly now underway, longtime U.N. watcher Richard Gown joins FP Live to discuss what’s on the agenda for the world leaders in attendance. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Sophie Eisentraut: Can the West Revive Multilateralism? Michael Galant and Aude Darnal: Who’s Afraid of the Global South? J. Alex Tarquinio: The U.N. Security Council’s Default Is Deadlock Michael Hirsh: The World Is Leaving Biden Behind Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 m
  • Jens Stoltenberg’s Exit Interview

    Jens Stoltenberg’s Exit Interview
    Sep 20 2024
    NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg joins Ravi Agrawal for an exit interview as he prepares to step down on October 1. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Transcript: NATO’s Jens Stoltenberg on the Future of Russia’s War in Ukraine Stephen M. Walt: This Time, NATO Is in Trouble for Real Christopher S. Chivvis: NATO is Turning 75, but How Much Is There to Celebrate? Jack Detsch: NATO Wants Everyone to Help Deter Russia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 m
  • “Dear America”: FP’s Fall 2024 Print Issue

    “Dear America”: FP’s Fall 2024 Print Issue
    Sep 18 2024
    An exclusive episode for our podcast listeners: Host and FP editor in chief Ravi Agrawal gives a preview of the latest print issue: “Letters to the Next President.” Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Martin Kimani: How to Restore the American Center Arancha González: Isolationism Doesn’t Protect Danny Quah: Why America Should Drop Its Obsession With Being No. 1 Joseph E. Stiglitz: Play by the Rules Catherine Ashton: The Trans-Atlantic Partnership Still Matters Jason Bordoff: Clean Energy Is Security Mark Malloch-Brown: Muster Global Majorities Joseph S. Nye Jr.: Invest in Soft Power Nirupama Rao: Strategic Autonomy Is Nothing to Fear Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 m
  • The Harris-Trump Debate

    The Harris-Trump Debate
    Sep 12 2024
    Former Trump administration National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster joins FP Live to debrief after the Harris-Trump debate. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Christina Lu and Amy Mackinnon: Top Foreign-Policy Moments From the Harris-Trump Debate FP Contributors: Letters to the Next President H.R. McMaster and Gabriel Scheinmann: U.S. Restraint Has Created an Unstable and Dangerous World H.R. McMaster: At War With Ourselves: My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House H.R. McMaster: Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 m
  • Is America’s China Policy Too Hawkish?

    Is America’s China Policy Too Hawkish?
    Sep 6 2024
    Nicholas Burns has served as the U.S. ambassador to China since 2022, a period that encompasses not only the country’s COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns but also a series of high and low points in the U.S.-China relationship. How should Washington compete with Beijing without spiraling into conflict? Burns joins FP Live for a rare longform interview. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Robbie Gramer and Christina Lu: Washington’s China Hawks Take Flight Bob Davis: Who Got China Wrong? Michael Hirsh: No, This Is Not a Cold War—Yet Bonny Lin: The China-Russia Axis Takes Shape Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    52 m