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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is moving rapidly to nominate loyalists to key administration positions. How much do these choices matter? And what do his personnel choices mean for our assessments of his foreign policy? Conservative scholar Kori Schake sits down with Ravi Agrawal to share what we might expect from a second Trump term.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Transcript: How Much Do Trump’s Personnel Choices Matter?
FP Staff: Trump’s Foreign-Policy Influencers
Stephen M. Walt: The 10 Foreign-Policy Implications of the 2024 U.S. Election
Kori Schake: North Korea Joining Russia’s War Is a Sign of Weakness
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What was supposed to be one of the closest elections in history ended early Wednesday morning with a decisive victory for former U.S. President Donald Trump. The election took place against a backdrop of a particularly divided and polarized electorate. Does history have any precedents or lessons for the current moment?
Join FP’s Ravi Agrawal in conversation with historians Julian E. Zelizer and Joanne Freeman.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
FP Staff: What Trump’s Win Means for U.S. Foreign Policy
Julian E. Zelizer: When Did Democrats Lose the Working Class?
Michael Hirsh: Why She Lost
Barbara F. Walter: Could Civil War Erupt in America?
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As China’s influence grows in Asia and around the world, how will the next U.S. president manage Washington’s most important relationship? And beyond China, how do Donald Trump and Kamala Harris compare in their approach toward other Asian countries? In the fifth and final episode of a special election series, FP’s Ravi Agrawal speaks with Ryan Hass and Lynn Kuok.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Lili Pike: How Does the U.S.-China ‘Cold War’ End?
Agathe Demarais: Why China Is Rooting for Trump
Derek Grossman: The Once Wobbly Quad Is Here to Stay
Sumit Ganguly and Dinsha Mistree: Modi’s Third-Term Foreign Policy Looks the Same
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Judging by the way Latin America is discussed in the U.S. presidential elections, Americans view the continent mostly in negative terms: as the source of unwanted immigration and drug cartels. But the reality is obviously more complex. The region includes America’s largest trading partner—Mexico—and it is an arena for intense geopolitical competition.
In the fourth episode of FP Live’s special election series, host Ravi Agrawal asks Moisés Naím, a former Venezuelan minister of trade and industry, and Catherine Osborn, the writer of FP’s Latin America Brief, how Trump and Harris differ on policy.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Catherine Osborn: How Migration Became a U.S. Foreign-Policy Priority
Connor Pfeiffer and Ryan C. Berg: Mexico and the United States Need to Talk About China Now
Oliver Stuenkel: Trump Has His Own Monroe Doctrine
Geoff Ramsey and Jason Marczak: What’s Next for U.S. Policy in Venezuela?
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Africa has been neglected by recent administrations; the last presidential visit was in 2015, though President Joe Biden will be making a trip to Angola in December. How will the next president handle this large and diverse continent? FP’s Ravi Agrawal is joined by two Africa experts—Martin Kimani and Zainab Usman—on the third installment of FP Live’s special election series.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Martin Kimani: How to Restore the American Center
Henry Tugendhat: The U.S. Has a Better Offer for Africa Than Debt
Christina Lu: Washington Wants to Revive a Critical Minerals Mega-Railway Through Africa
Chris Murphy: Kenya’s Anti-Corruption Protests Are a Wake-Up Call for Washington
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Among foreign policy issues, how the United States should approach its relationship with Europe might be the one on which presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris disagree most. To find out why, hear Nathalie Tocci, the director of Rome’s Istituto Affari Internazionali, and Mark Leonard, the director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, on the second episode of FP Live’s special election series.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
A. Wess Mitchell and Jakub Grygiel: U.S. Strategy Should Be Europe First, Then Asia
Hal Brands: Trump’s Return Would Transform Europe
FP Contributors: Europe Alone
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Every day this week, FP Live will have a new episode focused on a different part of the world and how presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris would tailor their foreign policies for those regions. In this episode, host Ravi Agrawal looks at the Middle East and speaks with experts Steven A. Cook and Sanam Vakil.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Steven A. Cook: Why Americans and Israelis Don’t See Eye to Eye on Iran
Talal Mohammad: Why the Gulf States Are Likely Backing Trump
Rishi Iyengar: Why Everyone’s Suddenly Talking About Iranian Election Hacking
Arash Reisinezhad: Iran’s Israel Strategy Has Already Changed
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Last week, a regular Israeli patrol in southern Gaza chanced upon the person they had been hunting for more than a year: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. His death raised some big questions: How much of a blow would this be for Hamas? What would it mean for Israel’s strategy? This week’s guest has thought a lot about all of these questions. Gen. David Petraeus led U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan at the height of counterterrorism efforts there.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
FP Live: David Petraeus on a World at War
FP Live Transcript: David Petraeus: Why 9/11 Is a Cautionary Tale for Israel
Steven A. Cook: Sinwar Is Dead. Hamas Is Very Much Alive.
Daniel Byman: Israel’s Killing of Yahya Sinwar Is Not a Turning Point
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North Korea and Iran are fascinating countries for many reasons, but also because they're part of an emerging alliance of autocracies. China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are increasingly helping each other out in a range of global hotspots, often stymieing U.S. interests. But what is their end goal?
FP Live asks Barbara Slavin, an Iran expert at the Stimson Center, and Chung Min Lee, a Korea expert at the Carnegie Endowment.
Suggested reading
(FP links are paywall-free):Daniel R. DePetris and Jennifer Kavanagh: The ‘Axis of Evil’ Is Overhyped
Robbie Gramer: Looks Like ‘Axis of Evil’ Is Back on the Menu
The Economist: A new “quartet of chaos” threatens America
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On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas launched a brutal attack on Israel and set in motion a new cycle of violence that has rocked the Middle East. Aaron David Miller, a former Middle East advisor to both Republican and Democratic secretaries of state, joins FP Live to look back—and ahead.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Aaron David Miller and Steven Simon: Oct. 7 Changed Everything–but What if It Didn’t?
Aaron David Miller and Lauren Morgenbesser: Don’t Blame Biden for the Yearlong War in Gaza
FP’s Oct. 7 Roundup: Is the Israel-Hamas War Closer to Its Beginning or Its End?
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Unrest, even violence, could be a concern heading into the U.S. presidential election in November. What should be done to strengthen the nation’s democratic institutions? And what lessons can be learned from other countries facing similar challenges? Author and political scientist Barbara Walter joins FP Live to share her findings from her research on civil wars around the world.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Transcript: Could Civil War Erupt in America?
Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware: How Bad Will Political Violence in the U.S. Get?
Stephen Marche: Why the U.S. Military Isn’t Ready for Civil War
Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze: What a Real Civil War Would Do to the U.S. Economy
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South Africa’s allegations of genocide against Israel at the International Court of Justice draw on the African National Congress’s own long history and views on apartheid. But is Pretoria’s foreign policy consistent across other parts of the world—for example, Russia or Sudan? Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola sits down with Ravi Agrawal to discuss how he’s shaping South Africa’s foreign policy.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Nontobeko Hlela: Why South Africa’s Nonalignment Is Here to Stay
Oliver Stuenkel: BRICS Faces a Reckoning
Chile Eboe-Osuji: South Africa’s ICJ Case Was Too Narrow
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With the United Nations General Assembly now underway, longtime U.N. watcher Richard Gown joins FP Live to discuss what’s on the agenda for the world leaders in attendance.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Sophie Eisentraut: Can the West Revive Multilateralism?
Michael Galant and Aude Darnal: Who’s Afraid of the Global South?
J. Alex Tarquinio: The U.N. Security Council’s Default Is Deadlock
Michael Hirsh: The World Is Leaving Biden Behind
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NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg joins Ravi Agrawal for an exit interview as he prepares to step down on October 1.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Transcript: NATO’s Jens Stoltenberg on the Future of Russia’s War in Ukraine
Stephen M. Walt: This Time, NATO Is in Trouble for Real
Christopher S. Chivvis: NATO is Turning 75, but How Much Is There to Celebrate?
Jack Detsch: NATO Wants Everyone to Help Deter Russia
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An exclusive episode for our podcast listeners: Host and FP editor in chief Ravi Agrawal gives a preview of the latest print issue: “Letters to the Next President.”
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Martin Kimani: How to Restore the American Center
Arancha González: Isolationism Doesn’t Protect
Danny Quah: Why America Should Drop Its Obsession With Being No. 1
Joseph E. Stiglitz: Play by the Rules
Catherine Ashton: The Trans-Atlantic Partnership Still Matters
Jason Bordoff: Clean Energy Is Security
Mark Malloch-Brown: Muster Global Majorities
Joseph S. Nye Jr.: Invest in Soft Power
Nirupama Rao: Strategic Autonomy Is Nothing to Fear
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Former Trump administration National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster joins FP Live to debrief after the Harris-Trump debate.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Christina Lu and Amy Mackinnon: Top Foreign-Policy Moments From the Harris-Trump Debate
FP Contributors: Letters to the Next President
H.R. McMaster and Gabriel Scheinmann: U.S. Restraint Has Created an Unstable and Dangerous World
H.R. McMaster: At War With Ourselves: My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House
H.R. McMaster: Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World
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Nicholas Burns has served as the U.S. ambassador to China since 2022, a period that encompasses not only the country’s COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns but also a series of high and low points in the U.S.-China relationship. How should Washington compete with Beijing without spiraling into conflict? Burns joins FP Live for a rare longform interview.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Robbie Gramer and Christina Lu: Washington’s China Hawks Take Flight
Bob Davis: Who Got China Wrong?
Michael Hirsh: No, This Is Not a Cold War—Yet
Bonny Lin: The China-Russia Axis Takes Shape
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The violence on Oct. 7 and the war in Gaza seem to have derailed any hope for a two-state solution. With tensions in the Middle East continuing to escalate, and a cease-fire agreement proving elusive, what does a path forward for both the Israelis and Palestinians look like? Former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad shares his insights with FP Live.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Foreign Affairs: Salam Fayyad: A Plan for Peace in Gaza
John Aziz: Violence Has Failed the Palestinians
FP Contributors: How Will This War End? How Can the Next One Be Prevented?
Stephen M. Walt: The Dangerous Decline in Israeli Strategy
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The Democratic National Convention concluded Thursday night with Vice President Kamala Harris accepting the party’s nomination. What did we learn about a potential Harris foreign policy?
Matt Duss, former foreign-policy advisor to Sen. Bernie Sanders, and Anne-Marie Slaughter, former director of policy planning at the State Department, join FP Live to unpack this week’s DNC.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall free):
Michael Hirsh: Preparing for a Less Arrogant America
Michael Hirsh: Kamala Harris’s 21st-Century Foreign Policy
Matthew Duss: Harris Candidacy Gives Democrats a Change to Pivot on Gaza
Matthew Duss: The Democrats’ Pro-Worker Agenda Can Go Global
Financial Times: What Might a Harris Foreign Policy Look Like?
Bhaskar Chakravorti: If Kamala Harris Was the Czar of Anything, It Would Be AI
Abdelhalim Abdelrahman: Democrats’ Gaza Policy Is Repelling Arab American Voters
FP Staff: The Kamala Harris Doctrine
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How do the proposed economic policies of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump differ—and where is there overlap? Adam Posen, the president of the nonpartisan Peterson Institute for International Economics, joins FP Live to discuss the two campaigns’ agendas.
Suggested reading:
Adam Posen on Industrial Policy: America’s Zero-Sum Economics Doesn’t Add Up
Ravi Agrawal’s Interview With U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai (FP Live March 2023)
Edward Alden on Robert Lighthizer: The Man Who Would Help Trump Upend the Global Economy
Jared Cohen: Don’t Bet Against the Dollar
Keith Johnson: Trump’s Plan to Weaken the Dollar Makes No Sense
FP Staff: The Kamala Harris Doctrine
Peterson Institute for International Economics: Election 2024: Assessing Presidential Economic Platforms
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