Foreign Policy Live

What comes next after U.S. President Donald Trump’s shocking capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro? Does Trump have a day-after plan? Most experts say no. But FP columnist Matthew Kroenig disagrees, arguing in a recent piece for Foreign Policy that a plan is coming into focus. He shares his take with Ravi Agrawal.

Plus Ravi’s One Thing on the nationwide protests in Iran.

Alireza Nader and Nik Kowsar: Iran’s Currency Crisis Could Be the Regime’s Downfall

Matthew Kroenig: Trump Has a Strategy for Venezuela

Matthew Kroenig: Two Cheers for the National Security Strategy

Matthew Kroenig: Trump Should Oust Maduro

Vasabjit Banerjee and Maria I. Puerta Riera: Venezuela’s Military Won’t Surrender Its Privileges Easily

David Ignatius: Trump Might Have His Hubris Checked in Venezuela

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Comfort Ero joins FP Live for her annual analysis of the 10 conflicts to watch this year. 

Plus Ravi’s One Thing on the stunning capture of Nicolás Maduro and the future of Venezuela.

Ravi Agrawal: 5 Unanswered Questions About Trump’s Venezuela Plan

Comfort Ero and Richard Atwood: 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2026

Casey Michel: Annexing Greenland Would Be a Strategic Catastrophe

Christopher Sabatini: Trump Has No Real Plan for Venezuela

Emma Ashford: Venezuela Might Be Where Trump’s Luck Runs Out

Jesse Marks: Trump’s Venezuela Attack May Give China Cover on Taiwan

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We begin 2026 with a look ahead. New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker joins host Ravi Agrawal to share his take on what’s to come in the new year.

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New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker sits down with Ravi Agrawal for a 2025 review. What have we learned from the first year of the Trump administration’s second term? And how have the White House’s foreign-policy choices in particular differed from previous presidencies?

Vanity Fair Exclusive: Susie Wiles, JD Vance, and the “Junkyard Dogs”: The White House Chief of Staff on Trump’s Second Term (Part 1 of 2)

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Tensions continue to rise off the coast of Venezuela as U.S. President Donald Trump orders a blockade on sanctioned ships to and from the country. James Story served as the U.S. ambassador in Caracas under both the Trump and Biden administrations, and he shares his predictions on what might happen next. 

Plus Ravi’s One Thing on India, Pakistan, and 2025’s great U.S. policy pivot. 

Keith Johnson: Trump’s Venezuela Fixation Is Not About the Oil

Alexandra Sharp: Trump Intensifies Pressure Campaign on Venezuela

Emma Ashford and Evan Cooper: Trump Should Stick to His Guns on Venezuela

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Is the growth of sovereign wealth funds, especially in the Middle East, transforming geopolitics? Jared Cohen, co-head of the Goldman Sachs Global Institute, sat down with FP’s Ravi Agrawal to discuss why sovereign funds are so pivotal today. 

Note: This discussion is part of a series of episodes brought to you by the Goldman Sachs Global Institute. 

Jared Cohen and George Lee: The New Wealth of Nations

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sits down with Ravi Agrawal in front of a live audience at the annual Doha Forum in Doha, Qatar. The two discussed the Trump administration’s just-released National Security Strategy, the impacts of U.S. foreign policy around the world, women’s rights, how Democrats can revive their fortunes, and also a controversy over remarks Clinton recently made about why young Americans are shifting their views on Israel. 

Plus: Ravi’s One Thing on Trump’s National Security Strategy

Ravi Agrawal: Hillary Clinton: ‘Congress Has Abdicated Its Responsibility’

Rishi Iyengar and Christina Lu: Trump’s New National Security Strategy Goes Full ‘America First’

Nathalie Tocci: Does Europe Finally Realize Its Alone?

Daniel W. Drezner: Foreign-Policy Fantasy Literature

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Name a consistent throughline in the Trump administration’s foreign policy. The answer could very well be the global scramble for critical minerals. What are they and why are they so important? Why is China so far ahead and how can the United States catch up? Mining expert Gracelin Baskaran sits down with host Ravi Agrawal to discuss.

Plus Ravi’s One Thing on Trump’s attacks on boats off the coast of Venezuela.

Ravi Agrawal: The Minerals That Drive Trump’s Global Agenda

Christina Lu: Trump’s Chaotic Agenda Has a Critical Through Line

Rishi Iyengar: The Countries Courting Trump With Critical Minerals

Alasdair Phillips-Robins: Xi May Have Miscalculated on Rare Earths

Patrick Schröder: Why Rare Earths Are About to Cost a Lot More

Rachel Oswald: Republicans Criticize Hegseth for Deadly Caribbean Double Strike

Emma Ashford and Evan Cooper: Trump Should Stick to His Guns on Venezuela

Ellen Knickmeyer: U.S.-Led Regime Change Is Usually Disastrous

Keith Johnson: Trump’s Venezuela Fixation Is Not About the Oil

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Despite headlines suggesting otherwise, this week’s guest says women’s rights around the world are making real gains. Lyric Thompson, the founder and CEO of the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative,  sits down with host Ravi Agrawal to share more.

Transcript: The Good News on Women’s Rights

Lyric Thompson: Women’s Rights Are Winning

Rebecca Turkington and Saskia Brechenmacher: Trump Erases Women From Foreign Policy

Hawon Jung: South Korean Women Are Powerful—and Powerless

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It’s time for another Ask-Me-Anything edition of FP Live. Executive Producer Dana Sherne puts your questions to host Ravi Agrawal.

Alexandra Sharp: Ramaphosa Capitalizes on Trump’s Absence at G-20 Summit

Christian Caryl: Don’t Call This a ‘Peace Plan’

Rachel Oswald and John Haltiwanger: Trump’s Ukraine Peace Effort Devolves Into Chaos Over Conflicting Stories

Ryan C. Berg: Toppling Maduro Without Boots on the Ground

James Palmer: China-Japan Rift Deepens Over Taiwan

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