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List of FP Live articles

  • Supporters cheer as former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at McCamish Pavilion on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 28, 2024. (Photo by CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA/AFP via Getty Images)
    Supporters cheer as former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at McCamish Pavilion on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 28, 2024. (Photo by CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA/AFP via Getty Images)

    Why Young Americans Are Swinging Right

    Poll after poll shows that America’s youngest voters are embracing conservatism and the Republican Party. Emily Jashinsky, a conservative journalist, will join FP’s Ravi Agrawal for an in-depth discussion of youth issues, the resonance of Charlie Kirk, and the shutdown.

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    One-on-One With Europe’s Top Diplomat

    In his second term in office, U.S. President Donald Trump has rocked relations between Washington and Brussels. How is the European Union navigating a difficult moment in the trans-Atlantic relationship? EU foreign-policy chief Kaja Kallas sat down with FP’s Ravi Agrawal for a wide-ranging discussion. 

  • SOUTHERN ISRAEL, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 7: An Israeli army vehicle moves along  the border with the Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on September 7, 2025 in Southern Israel, Israel.  The Israel Defence Force are in control of over 40% of Gaza City after mounting a new offensive, leveling buildings in the neighborhood. Prime Minister Netanyahu announced Israel's intention to seize all of the strip after peace talks with Hamas broke down in July. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
    SOUTHERN ISRAEL, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 7: An Israeli army vehicle moves along the border with the Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on September 7, 2025 in Southern Israel, Israel. The Israel Defence Force are in control of over 40% of Gaza City after mounting a new offensive, leveling buildings in the neighborhood. Prime Minister Netanyahu announced Israel's intention to seize all of the strip after peace talks with Hamas broke down in July. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

    How Oct. 7 Changed the World

    When Hamas crossed into Israel and killed around 1,200 people, it triggered a chain reaction that led to the utter decimation of Gaza, skirmishes with several regional actors, and profound global polarization. Two years on, how has the world changed? FP columnist Stephen Walt will discuss with FP Live.

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    Is the U.S. in a Constitutional Crisis?

    The U.S. Supreme Court is locked in partisanship, and legal scholars warn of constitutional crisis. How did we get here—and how do we get out? Historian Jill Lepore argues in her new book, We the People, that the Constitution was always intended to be amended. She will sit down with FP’s Ravi Agrawal to address the risks of a constitutional crisis and paths toward an amended future.

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    The End of Development?

    With world leaders descending on New York City to attend the U.N.’s General Assembly, FP’s new print issue advances a provocation: Is it the end of development as we know it? FP's Ravi Agrawal sat down with FP columnist Adam Tooze.

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    Javad Zarif on Iran’s Future

    Javad Zarif, the former Iranian former foreign minister who negotiated the 2015 nuclear agreement, joined FP Live’s Ravi Agrawal to discuss Iran’s role in the Middle East and its relationship with the United States.

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    Should America Be More Like China?

    A new book by researcher Dan Wang makes the case that while China has become an engineering state obsessed with building, America has become a lawyerly society focused on procedures and blocking. On FP Live, Wang explored what the two countries can learn from each other.

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    Is America Pivoting Away From India?

    Is the United States pivoting away from India, or will U.S.-India ties revert back to the positive trajectory of the last two decades? Former Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao joined FP Live to discuss what’s at stake.

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    The Future of the Democratic Party

    Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin, a former CIA analyst, has a “war plan” to combat Trumpism. She sat down with FP’s Ravi Agrawal to discuss how the Democratic Party can win back voters and how she sees the role of U.S. power abroad.

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    Debriefing the Trump-Putin Summit

    Did the highly-anticipated meeting in Alaska alter the trajectory of the war in Ukraine? As dust settles on the summit, FP’s Ravi Agrawal chatted with a former CIA analyst focused on Russia, Andrea Kendall-Taylor and and Sergey Radchenko, a Cold War historian.

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    How to Navigate Trump’s Trade War

    Harvard University economist Dani Rodrik argues that while Trump’s tariffs amount to economic war, unfettered globalization has long been under stress and was no longer a reliable growth model for developing economies. Rodrik joined FP Live to discuss how countries should navigate Trump’s trade policies.

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    The Case for a Pragmatic America

    FP columnist and realist scholar Emma Ashford joined FP’s Ravi Agrawal to discuss how Washington needs to think about its role in what she calls a “post-unipolar world.”

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    Is the West Turning Against Israel?

    Britain, Canada, and France are moving to formally recognize Palestine, as Western populations push Israel to change the status quo in Gaza. But why now? And will it shift Israeli policy? FP’s Ravi Agrawal spoke with Daniel Levy, a former Israeli peace negotiator.

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    The Future of European Defense

    European members of NATO recently agreed to invest 5 percent of their GDPs on defense-related spending. Jared Cohen joined FP Live to discuss how Europe can rearm—and the trade-offs that might entail.

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    Will Trump Shift the Balance in Ukraine?

    Russian and Ukrainian envoys ended their peace talks in Istanbul last week after only an hour. And U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose “very significant” sanctions on Moscow. Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, joined FP Live to explain the motivations guiding Presidents Trump, Putin, and Zelensky.

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