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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 ... more

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What would it take to end the Iran war? What exit strategies are still available to the United States? Robert Malley, a former lead negotiator of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and the Biden administration’s special envoy for Iran, joins FP’s Ravi Agrawa... more

If the rules-based order is broken, what comes next? And who will lead it? Mark Leonard argues in his new book, Surviving Chaos: Geopolitics When the Rules Fail, that the coming system will be “un-order,” governed not by China or the United States bu... more

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to great fanfare but left with little to show for it. What does the Trump-Xi summit reveal about the balance of power between the world’s two biggest eco... more

There’s little doubt that the conflict in Iran has hurt much of the world economy. But not Russia. Data suggests that the Kremlin has already made billions of dollars in additional oil revenue since the United States and Israel attacked Iran. But bey... more

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Recent Guests

Rana Mitter
Historian of modern China; ST Lee Chair in US-Asia relations at Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Kennedy School
Episode: Trump, Xi, and a New Balance of Power
Alexander Gabuev
Director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center; former head of Carnegie Moscow Center
Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center
Episode: Is Russia the Unintended Winner of Trump’s Iran War?
Ali Hashem
Senior correspondent at Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Episode: The surprisingly normal streets of Tehran
Gita Gopinath
Economics professor at Harvard University, formerly IMF chief economist and first deputy managing director
Harvard University / IMF
Episode: How Much Will the Iran Conflict Hurt the Global Economy?
John Bolton
Longtime Iran hawk, former National Security Advisor, former UN Ambassador
Former U.S. government roles
Episode: An Iran Hawk’s Take on the Cease-Fire
Meghan O'Sullivan
Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University; Director of the Belfer Center; author of Windfall
Harvard University; Belfer Center
Episode: The Iran War Cease-Fire and the Return of the Energy Weapon
Ali Vaez
Director of the Iran Project at the International Crisis Group
International Crisis Group
Episode: What Is Iran’s Endgame?
Jason Bordoff
FP columnist, founding director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University
Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy
Episode: How High Could Oil Prices Go?
Hal Brands
Professor of Global Affairs, Johns Hopkins SAIS
Johns Hopkins University SAIS
Episode: The World After Trump

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Ravi Agrawal
Host of FP Live

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4.2 out of 5 stars from 971 ratings
  • Leftwing Lynacy

    This is the worst podcast on foreign affairs available. Most junior high school students know more than the featured “experts”. The moderator is the absolute worst.

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    Jim from Silicon Valley
    United Statesa month ago
  • World opinion of the US has become more antithetical than your interview indicates

    I was born in UK, live in Australia (as a citizen) and was reconciled to living within America’s subtle sphere of influence.

    Not so now.

    Everyone I know believes should reduce our dependence on the US.

    Even my relatives who live in the bush (moderately remote countryside) did not vote for our centre-right party, as they’d prefer to do, because the candidate was “Too Trumpy”.

    If Australian opinion is becoming more favourable to a greater distance from the US, then other countries are likely to ... more

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    Chabner from Diamo
    Australia2 months ago
  • Program with E. Colby on NATO

    Colby is one of the smartest guests who have been on the program over the years. With respect to NATO, Agarwal is wrong as usual. 1) the Europeans have absolutely failed to convince the American public that NATO is worth saving or that a single U.S. soldier should die for Slovenia, Greece, Spain etc. 2) the bigger question on an invocation of Article 5 is whether European countries would come to the defense of other European countries if war broke out and if so, with what? Strongly worded lette... more

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    Jim from Silicon Valley
    United States4 months ago
  • Typical FPM Stupidity

    I have listened to this podcast for a number of years and it never ceases to disappoint me. It is hard to stomach the stupidity of this podcast. In this episode, Ian Brenner who has always been a lightweight and has an abysmal track record just spouted nonsense. I do not mind people like Bremmer spouting his nonsense but I cannot stomach no pushback or hard questioning by the moderator. There are many issues which lend themselves to serious nuanced discussion. However, a high school civics class... more

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    Jim from Silicon Valley
    United States5 months ago
  • Really?

    I get that Ravi is left-leaning and I can deal with that, but to openly call the conflict in Israel to the persecution of the Uyghurs makes him look ridiculous. Did the Uyghurs perpetrate a terrorist attack that killed 1,200 people, hiding in civilian areas?

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    1855LGC
    United States5 months ago

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Is Russia the Unintended Winner of Trump’s Iran War?
Q: What is the math on how much money Russia is making right now from the heightened price of crude?
Russia benefits from higher oil prices via increased revenue; estimates suggest that every $10 per barrel rise adds roughly $100 million per month to Russia's combined state and corporate earnings, with April showing around $9 billion in oil revenue, double what March yielded.
The surprisingly normal streets of Tehran
Q: If there were another round of US and Israeli airstrikes aiming at leadership change, how might ordinary Iranians react?
People may not want regime change at the cost of greater national devastation; however, the event could either harden support for the regime due to external threats or, in some segments, intensify demand for political and economic reforms depending on perceived leadership accountability.
The surprisingly normal streets of Tehran
Q: Has the government felt the value of its citizens in this support, and will the leadership change its behavior after seeing this crisis?
Leadership is likely to wait for tangible shifts and assess whether the public mood translates into durable political pressure, but the system's multi-tiered nature makes rapid changes unlikely unless there is a broad and sustained transformation across institutions.
How Much Will the Iran Conflict Hurt the Global Economy?
Q: What is your sense of the longer-term trajectory for Russia's economy given its wartime economy and reliance on oil profits?
Russia has benefited in the near term from higher crude prices, but a war economy is not a durable growth model; long-term factors like productivity and people leaving the country suggest future challenges once conflict dynamics shift.
How Much Will the Iran Conflict Hurt the Global Economy?
Q: What should countries do to become more resilient in the face of these shocks?
Invest in energy independence and renewables, upgrade grids, and maintain diversified international relations while keeping a rules-based global trading system to mitigate the impact of energy price spikes and supply shocks.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Foreign Policy Live

What is Foreign Policy Live about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The program foregrounds rigorous, expert-driven conversations on major global dynamics, with frequent focus on the U.S. foreign policy trajectory, great-power competition, and strategic regional flashpoints in the Middle East and Eurasia. Episodes typically pair a steady host with distinguished guests—from former policymakers and senior scholars to top-tier analysts—to unpack complex issues like US-China relations, Iran strategic calculations, energy geopolitics, and alliance diplomacy. A notable pattern is the blend of historical context, data-driven analysis, and practical implications for policymakers, businesses, and diplomats, often punctuated by sponsor segments and audience questions. The show stands out for its willingness to host s... more

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