With increased polarization and ongoing budgetary disputes, the U.S. government does not seem to be acting in the way that the American forefathers intended. Host Ravi Agrawal brings on historian Jill Lepore to share more. Lepore is a professor at Harvard University and the author of We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution.
Plus, One Thing from Ravi on the U.S. government shutdown.
Rishi Iyengar: How a U.S. Government Shutdown Could Impact Washington’s Foreign Policy
John Haltiwanger: Why America’s ‘Unusual’ Democracy Leads to Shutdown
Andrew O’Donohue: The U.S. Judicial Crisis Is Uniquely Dangerous
Stan Veuger: Americans Need to Acknowledge Their Unwritten Constitution
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Will Qatar Continue to Mediate Between Hamas and Israel?
Qatar often presents itself as a neutral mediator in the world’s trickiest problems, but on Sept. 9, its sovereignty was violated as Israel launched a strike to assassinate top Hamas leaders in Doha. Will Qatar change its strategy? No, explains Majed al-Ansari, the spokesperson of the country’s Foreign Ministry, at a live event with host Ravi Agrawal along the sidelines of the 80th U.N. General Assembly.
Plus, One Thing from Ravi on a feeling that seems in rare supply but was surprisingly abundant in New York this week: hope.
Mina Al-Oraibi: Qatar Strike Creates Rift but Not Rupture in Gulf-Israel Ties
Matthew Duss: Recognize Palestine, Then Put Real Pressure on Israel
Ravi’s interview with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Ravi’s interview with Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein
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One-on-One With Europe’s Top Diplomat
How is Europe navigating the Trump administration and a troubling moment in the trans-Atlantic relationship? FP Live host Ravi Agrawal sits down with Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s top diplomat, on the sidelines of the United Nations’ annual meetings to discuss relations with Washington, Russia’s war in Ukraine, recognizing Palestine, and dealing with China.
Plus, One Thing from Ravi on a spate of countries recognizing Palestine.
South China Morning Post: China Tells EU it does not want to see Russia lose its war in Ukraine: Sources
Sam Skove: Trump Makes U-Turn on Ukraine Rhetoric
Christian Caryl: Europe Is on Its Own With Russia Now
Ravi Agrawal: How Europe Is Navigating Trump
Agathe Demarais: Europe’s Hippopotamus Strategy for Handling Trump
Caroline de Gruyter: Europe Has Found Its True Language
Anchal Vohra: Trump’s Trade Deal With Europe Is Already Unraveling
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Adam Tooze on the End of Development
The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development this year left countries scrambling, with many analysts going as far as calling the shutdown inhumane. But values were never the real driver of the global development agenda, says FP columnist Adam Tooze—it was actually about power. Now that the United States has stepped back, can China fill the void? Does it want to? Tooze sits down with host Ravi Agrawal to discuss his piece “The End of Development” in FP’s latest print issue.
Plus, One Thing from Ravi on the global connections to the Charlie Kirk killing.
Alejandro Reyes: Why Charlie Kirk’s White Nationalism Resonated With Some Nonwhites Abroad
Adam Tooze: The End of Development
Adam’s economics podcast: Ones and Tooze
Daniela Gabor: How Big Finance Ate Foreign Aid
Henry Tugendhat and James Palmer: Can China Replace USAID?
David C. Engerman: The Problem With the Global South’s Self-Help Push
Suparna Chaudhry: Why the World Turned on NGOs
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A “War Plan” for the Democratic Party
Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin has a plan for the U.S. Democratic Party. She’s promoting what she calls a “war plan” to revive the middle class as a way for her party to not only challenge President Donald Trump—and win the future for America. She joins host Ravi Agrawal to game out how to put her vision into action.
Plus, One Thing from Ravi on the Russian drones fired into Polish airspace earlier this week.
Council on Foreign Relations: A New Vision for America’s National Security
Julian E. Zelizer: Why Democrats Should Proceed to the Center With Caution
Matthew Duss: Democrats Should Reclaim the Anti-War Mantle From Trump
Christian Caryl: Russia Just Attacked NATO. Again.
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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.
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