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Gaza faces what the World Food Program is calling “catastrophic levels of hunger.” And the United Nations recently issued a report that said a famine is “imminent.” Ravi Agrawal is joined by two experts on the humanitarian situation in Gaza to discuss what the international community can do to prevent the worst outcomes.
Sari Bashi is a program director for Human Rights Watch. Shira Efron is the director of research at the Israel Policy Forum.
Suggested reading:
Mohannad Sabry: How to Get More Aid Into Gaza
Shira Efron: The Best Way to Deal With Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis
Howard W. French: Why Aren’t We Talking More About the Famine in Gaza?
Human Rights Watch: Israel: Starvation Used as Weapon of War in Gaza
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
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
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
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
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
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
CNN’s chief national security correspondent Jim Sciutto sits down with FP Live to share insights from his new book, The Return of Great Powers. What does a growing alliance between Russia and China mean for U.S. influence abroad? How does this moment differ from past historical instances of great-power competition? And how could this all shift with a potential second term for Donald Trump?
Suggested reading:
Ravi Agrawal: Did Russia Come Close to Using a Nuclear Device in 2022?
Jim Sciutto: The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War
Jim Sciutto: The Shadow War: Inside Russia’s and China’s Secret Operations to Defeat America
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the recent attack in Moscow that killed at least 139 people. It was the country’s deadliest terrorist attack in more than a decade. Why did the Islamic State choose Russia as a target? And what does this mean for terrorism globally?
Counterterrorism analyst and regular FP contributor Colin P. Clarke shares his insights with Ravi Agrawal. Clarke also serves as a senior research fellow at the Soufan Center.
Suggested reading:
Lucas Webber, Riccardo Valle, and Colin P. Clarke: The Islamic State Has a New Target: Russia
Colin P. Clarke: Could Hamas Become a Global Threat?
Lynne O’Donnell: Al Qaeda Is Back—and Thriving—in Afghanistan
Foreign policy is not typically a priority for the American voter. And yet, the outcome of the upcoming U.S. election will have an outsized impact on world affairs. How are allies and adversaries alike weighing the 2024 election? Former diplomat Richard Haass joins Ravi Agrawal to discuss.
Richard Haass is president emeritus at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of the popular substack at Home and Away.
Suggested reading:
Richard Haass: The War That Israel Could Have Fought
Richard Haass: At Home and Away
Fareed Zakaria: The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad
Damon Wilson and Lynn Lee: South Korea Can Be a Democratic Leader
Negotiators failed to reach a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war that would have paused hostilities before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. How does the rest of the Middle East view this breakdown in negotiations? For the United States in particular, how will this shape its standing in the region, and what does it mean for the conflict moving forward?
Mina Al-Oraibi, the editor in chief of the National newspaper in the United Arab Emirates, shares her insights with Ravi Agrawal.
Suggested reading:
Aaron David Miller: Why an End to the War in Gaza Is Still Far Off
Daniel Byman: Will Gaza Ever Recover?
Caroline de Gruyter: Israel and Palestine Are Now in a Religious War
Stephen M. Walt: It’s Not Too Late for Restrained Foreign Policy
President Biden’s tenure has been marked by numerous foreign-policy flash points: the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the war in Ukraine, and the conflict in the Middle East. Public perception of how he has handled these challenges could have a direct effect on his chances for reelection—a factor he tried to influence in his annual State of the Union address on Thursday, March 7.
Journalist Susan Glasser joins Ravi Agrawal to share her reactions to Biden’s speech. Glasser is a staff writer at the New Yorker and a former editor in chief of Foreign Policy.
Suggested reading:
Michael Hirsh: Biden Starkly Lays Out the Stakes for 2024
Susan Glasser: So Much for “Sleepy Joe”: On Biden’s Rowdy, Shouty State of the Union
Steven A. Cook: War Between Israel and Hezbollah Is Becoming Inevitable
Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer: State Department Beefs Up U.S. Diplomatic Presence in Kyiv
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