FP Live

At the Munich Security Conference, Finnish President Alexander Stubb will sit down with FP's Ravi Agrawal. The two will discuss trade tensions with the Trump White House, the rise of the far right across Europe, and the fate of Ukraine.

The world is rapidly adjusting to the reality of U.S. President Donald Trump's America First foreign policy. How are his moves playing out globally? FP Live brought together three seasoned observers on three continents: Ed Luce, Kishore Mahbubani, and Nathalie Tocci.

As the second Trump administration rolls out its priorities, one thing is clear: Tariffs are an underlying foreign-policy principle of the “Trump doctrine.” Who will be the winners and losers of such a system? Brad Setser explored this in conversation with FP’s Ravi Agrawal.

War has spread to the digital world. What tools can private and governmental actors use to defend against these risks? At this year’s World Economic Forum summit, FP’s Ravi Agrawal moderated the session ​​“Defending the Cyber Frontlines."

Indian public intellectual Pankaj Mishra joined FP Live to discuss how and why Israel's war in Gaza has divided the world.

Donald Trump says he believes he won the 2024 U.S. presidential election because of his stance on immigration. The president-elect has called undocumented workers “savage gangs” who should be subject to “the largest deportation operation in American history.” Columnist Edward Alden joined FP Live to explain what we know of Trump’s plans so far and how likely he is to enact them.

From Gaza to Sudan, Ukraine, and beyond, the United States faces several simultaneous crises that demand the White House’s attention. How has the Biden administration managed to leverage foreign aid as part of its broader foreign-policy goals? FP Live asked Samantha Power, who runs one of the world’s biggest aid agencies, the U.S. Agency for International Development.

“Drill, baby, drill” was one of Donald Trump’s key campaign slogans. What is the future of climate policy in the United States? Join FP Live for a conversation with John Podesta, President Joe Biden’s top climate diplomat. Podesta was also White House chief of staff to former President Bill Clinton and will share insights on the Trump transition so far.

Every January in Foreign Policy, the International Crisis Group lists 10 conflicts to watch in the year ahead. But beyond Israel’s conflicts with Iran and Hamas, and the wars in Syria and Ukraine, what else should we be keeping an eye on? Join an FP Live conversation with the International Crisis Group’s president and CEO, Comfort Ero.

The cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah sparked hopes of a broader Middle East peace, but within days, both sides claimed that the other had violated the agreement. Meanwhile, rebel troops in Syria captured Aleppo in a surprise offensive. Join FP’s Ravi Agrawal in conversation with Fawaz Gerges, a Lebanese American academic and Middle East expert, about the implications for the region.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to usher in a “golden age of America.” What are the policies that will bring that about? From tariffs to tax cuts and cracking down on undocumented immigrants, how will Trump’s economic plans help working-class Americans? FP’s Ravi Agrawal put these questions to Oren Cass, a leading scholar of the conservative economics of the “New Right.”

President-elect Donald Trump proposed new tariffs on China as a centerpiece of his campaign. What will this mean for whoever wins the battle over producing the best semiconductors, and controlling the supply chains that serve as a pipeline to dominance? FP’s Ravi Agrawal brought these questions to Chris Miller, author of the bestselling book, Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology.