Democracies are in decline around the world. What can be done to strengthen democratic institutions? At the annual Aspen Ideas Festival, host Ravi Agrawal sat down with Nobel laureate Maria Ressa; Freedom House President Mike Abramowitz; and Shadi Hamid, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
Suggested reading and listening:
Hélène Landemore: More Power to More People
Shadi Hamid: Lessons for the Next Arab Spring
Michael Hirsh: Trump’s Trials Are America’s Stress Test
Disinformation, Intimidation, and Other Threats to Press Freedom

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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

How Kyiv Plans to Use American Aid

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?
For more podcasts, check out the latest episode of Disorder, 'How Small States Can Save the World,' featuring Former President of Armenia Dr Armen Sarkissian: https://linktr.ee/disorderpod

Does the Republican Party Have a Foreign-Policy Vision?

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
For more podcasts, check out the latest episode of Disorder, 'How Small States Can Save the World,' featuring Former President of Armenia Dr Armen Sarkissian: https://linktr.ee/disorderpod

Israel Strikes Iran

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

Inside Narendra Modi’s India

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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