
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
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 452 | Founded | 11 years ago |
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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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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.
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
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
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
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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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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