Foreign Policy Live

Increasingly, countries are closing off their economics and questioning the case for globalization. But where does this leave the Bretton Woods institutions intended to facilitate peace and prosperity through trade? World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala joins FP Live to discuss.

Suggested reading:

Gordon Brown: A New Multilateralism

Eswar Prasad: The World Will Regret Its Retreat From Globalization

Joseph E. Stiglitz: Where Global Governance Went Wrong—and How to Fix It

Adam Posen: America’s Zero-Sum Economics Doesn’t Add Up

Gita Gopinath: How Policymakers Should Handle a Fragmenting World

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Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to Europe this week is “perhaps one of the most aggressive attempts on the part of the Chinese to actively foment disunity,” Evan Medeiros says. How will his visit play out in Washington, particularly on the heels of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s own diplomatic efforts in Beijing? And what would closer EU-China ties mean for U.S.-China competition?

Medeiros was a key advisor on China policy during the Obama administration. He is currently a professor at Georgetown University.

Suggested reading:

The Economist: Emmanuel Macron in his own words (English)

Hal Brands and Michael Beckley: China Is a Declining Power—and That’s the Problem

Evan S. Medeiros: The Delusion of Peak China

Fareed Zakaria: The dangerous new call for regime change in Beijing

Christina Lu: Can Xi Win Back Europe?

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Gaza faces what the World Food Program is calling “catastrophic levels of hunger.” And the United Nations recently issued a report that said a famine is “imminent.” Ravi Agrawal is joined by two experts on the humanitarian situation in Gaza to discuss what the international community can do to prevent the worst outcomes.

Sari Bashi is a program director for Human Rights Watch. Shira Efron is the director of research at the Israel Policy Forum.

Suggested reading:

Mohannad Sabry: How to Get More Aid Into Gaza

Shira Efron: The Best Way to Deal With Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis

Howard W. French: Why Aren’t We Talking More About the Famine in Gaza?

Human Rights Watch: Israel: Starvation Used as Weapon of War in Gaza

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Now that Congress has approved around $60 billion in military aid to Ukraine, Washington is racing to get military supplies to the war’s front lines. How will Kyiv use the assistance, and how will it impact the course of the war? Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba sits down with FP Live from his office in Kyiv. 

Suggested reading:

J.D. Vance: The Math on Ukraine Doesn’t Add Up

Jack Detsch: Ukraine Is Still Outgunned By Russia

Robbie Gramer and Rishi Iyengar: U.S. Allies Relieved After Senate Passes Long-Delayed Aid Bill

Christian Caryl: What Do Russians Really Think About Putin’s War?

Ravi Agrawal: How Kyiv Plans to Use American Aid

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The Republican Party is clearly divided on Ukraine, as recent votes in Congress have underscored. But beyond that, is it more united on foreign policy than we imagine? A new book argues just that. Matthew Kroenig is an FP columnist and a co-author of We Win, They Lose: Republican Foreign Policy and the New Cold War. He joins FP Live to discuss what a Trump 2.0 foreign policy might look like and who would be at its helm. 

Suggested reading:

Matthew Kroenig and Dan Negrea: Republicans Are More United on Foreign Policy Than it Seems

Emma Ashford and Matthew Kroenig: Are Both U.S. Parties Divided on Foreign Policy?

Stephen M. Walt: Another Trump Presidency Won’t Much Change U.S. Foreign Policy

Ravi Agrawal: Does Trump Have a Foreign-Policy Vision?

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Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel last weekend accelerated concerns of a widening Middle East crisis. Israel’s response on Friday was limited and appeared to heed calls for caution by Western allies. What does this mean for the conflict in Gaza as well as the region?

Ravi Agrawal is joined by Iran expert Suzanne Maloney and Israeli journalist Ronan Bergman for this discussion.

Suggested reading:

Emma Ashford and Matthew Kroenig: Have Israel and the United States Done Enough to Deter Iran?

Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer: Israel’s Military Risks Being Overstretched

Sina Toossi: Iran Has Defined Its Red Line With Israel

David E. Rosenberg: Why Arab States Haven’t Broken With Israel

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Why is Narendra Modi so popular? As India begins voting this week, FP Live host Ravi Agrawal discusses his essay “The New Idea of India” with executive editor Amelia Lester. The two take subscriber questions on how India is changing under Modi and what New Delhi’s foreign policy will look like in the future. 

Suggested reading:

Ravi Agrawal: The New Idea of India

Rishi Iyengar: Modi’s Messenger to the World

Snigdha Poonam: Meet India’s Generation Z

Josh Felman, Arvind Subramanian: Is India Really the Next China?

Anusha Rathi: 5 Charts That Explain India

Amitava Kumar: Becoming Indian

Mukul Kesavan: 4 Books to Understand Modern India

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The largest security crisis in the Western Hemisphere—the ongoing violence in Haiti—is severely underreported. Tens of thousands of people are fleeing the capital. Aid organizations are warning of an impending famine. What should be done?

FP Live host Ravi Agrawal is joined by Miami-based journalist Jacqueline Charles and Jake Johnson, the author of Aid State, to discuss the crisis and possible responses by the international community.

Suggested reading:

Jake Johnson: Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti

Howard W. French: Haiti Must Liberate Itself, Again

Alexander Causwell: Haiti is Facing an Insurgency, Not a Gang Problem 

Imran Bayoumi: Haiti’s Chaos Shows How Far U.S. Stability Efforts Have to Go

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CNN’s chief national security correspondent Jim Sciutto sits down with FP Live to share insights from his new book, The Return of Great Powers. What does a growing alliance between Russia and China mean for U.S. influence abroad? How does this moment differ from past historical instances of great-power competition? And how could this all shift with a potential second term for Donald Trump?

Suggested reading: 

Ravi Agrawal: Did Russia Come Close to Using a Nuclear Device in 2022?

Jim Sciutto: The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War

Jim Sciutto: The Shadow War: Inside Russia’s and China’s Secret Operations to Defeat America

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The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the recent attack in Moscow that killed at least 139 people. It was the country’s deadliest terrorist attack in more than a decade. Why did the Islamic State choose Russia as a target? And what does this mean for terrorism globally?

Counterterrorism analyst and regular FP contributor Colin P. Clarke shares his insights with Ravi Agrawal. Clarke also serves as a senior research fellow at the Soufan Center.

Suggested reading:

Lucas Webber, Riccardo Valle, and Colin P. Clarke: The Islamic State Has a New Target: Russia

Colin P. Clarke: Could Hamas Become a Global Threat?

Lynne O’Donnell: Al Qaeda Is Back—and Thriving—in Afghanistan

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