FP Live

As world leaders gather for COP30, one environmentalist has an unlikely message of hope. Bill McKibben joined FP Live to argue that advances in solar and wind energy could help decarbonize economies in time to stave off the worst predictions of climate scientists.

What does “America First” mean for Latin America? Leading scholar Oliver Stuenkel joined FP Live to discuss the White House’s strategy for the region—and how countries there plan to navigate it.

It’s time for one of our regular Ask-Me-Anything episodes. Questions from subscribers and podcast listeners are encouraged, and regular host Ravi Agrawal will answer them.

The headlines can often look bleak for women’s rights around the world, but there are important advances to highlight. Lyric Thompson, the founder and CEO of the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative, shared her research.

On Trump's first trip to Asia in his second term, he had a crucial face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Elizabeth Economy, a former senior China advisor in the U.S. Commerce Department, discussed on FP Live.

There is little doubt that the U.S. economy is benefitting from an AI-related boom. But a growing number of economists worry that it could be a bubble. Economist Jared Bernstein joined FP Live to explain his worries.

Can history explain the inconsistencies in Donald Trump’s foreign policy? Historian Greg Grandin joined FP Live to discuss Trump’s imperialist tendencies and how they change Washington’s relations with its partners and neighbors.

Amid the fragile cease-fire and the joyful return of prisoners and hostages, one question looms large: What’s next for the Palestinians? Diana Buttu, a lawyer and former peace negotiator for the Palestine Liberation Organization, joined FP Live to discuss. 

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

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. 

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 discussed with FP Live.

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 sat down with FP’s Ravi Agrawal to address the risks of a constitutional crisis and explain why the Constitution was always intended to be amended.