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    Biden’s Foreign Aid Legacy

    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.

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    The Future of Clean Energy

    “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.

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    10 Conflicts to Watch in 2025

    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.

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    The Road Beyond the Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire

    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.

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    The Case for Trump’s Tariffs

    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.”

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    Chip Wars in a Trump 2.0 World

    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.

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    Fareed Zakaria Looks Ahead to 2025

    Every January, FP Live dedicates one episode to looking ahead at the next calendar year. What will 2025 hold in store for global politics, conflict, and the world order? Join Ravi Agrawal in conversation with Fareed Zakaria, CNN host and bestselling author, for the second of a two-part series.

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    Fareed Zakaria Looks Back at 2024

    Every December, FP Live dedicates one episode to looking back at the year that was. 2024 was particularly turbulent, from the election of Donald Trump to wars in the Middle East. There’s no one better to explore the tensions and patterns behind these developments than Fareed Zakaria. Join him in conversation with Ravi Agrawal in the first of a two-part series.

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    What’s Wrong With Our Environmental Politics?

    FP’s Cameron Abadi is the author of the new book Climate Radicals: Why Our Environmental Politics Isn’t Working, which documents how two countries, Germany and the United States, have taken contrasting paths toward mitigating climate change. What lessons can the world learn from these approaches? Abadi joined FP Live for a discussion on the book as well as takeaways from this year’s U.N. Climate Change Conference, or COP29, and predictions about U.S. environmental policy under President-elect Donald Trump.

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    How to Navigate Trump’s Foreign Policy

    Former U.S. President and now President-elect Donald Trump is a relatively known quantity when it comes to policymaking—but with immense potential for variance in a second term. Kori Schake is a conservative foreign policy and defense scholar who has been a fierce critic of both the Trump and Biden administrations. Join FP Live’s Ravi Agrawal for a discussion about what to expect from a second Trump term.

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    Geopolitical Risk in a Trump 2.0 World

    Between conflicts, the climate crisis, and trade wars, the world was already in a state of turmoil. How will a second Trump term change the status quo? What countries and industries are in for the greatest shake-up? Join FP’s Ravi Agrawal in conversation with geopolitical risk expert Ian Bremmer, the founder and president of Eurasia Group.

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    How History Will View Trump’s Return

    What was supposed to be one of the closest elections in history ended early Wednesday morning with a decisive victory for former U.S. President Donald Trump. The election took place against a backdrop of a particularly divided and polarized electorate. Does history have any precedents or lessons for the current moment? Under what conditions will Trump begin his next term? Join FP’s Ravi Agrawal in conversation with historians Julian E. Zelizer and Joanne Freeman.

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    America Votes: What It Means for Asia

    As China’s influence in Asia and around the world grows, how will the next U.S. president manage the world’s most important relationship? And beyond China, how do Trump and Harris compare on their approach toward other Asian countries? FP’s Ravi Agrawal is joined by Ryan Hass, a former director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia at the White House National Security Council, and Lynn Kuok, the Lee Kuan Yew chair in Southeast Asia studies at the Brookings Institution.

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    America Votes: What It Means for Latin America

    In recent elections, Latin America has largely come up as a scapegoat for immigration and drug cartels. But it’s a region that contains America’s largest trading partner, Mexico, and is also the site for intense geopolitical competition. Moisés Naím, former Venezuelan minister of trade and chief international columnist for El País, and Catherine Osborn, writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly Latin America Brief, compare Trump and Harris on how they’d approach the region.

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    America Votes: What It Means for Africa

    Africa has been neglected by recent administrations; the last presidential visit was in 2015, though Biden is due to visit Angola in December. How will the next president handle this large and diverse continent? FP’s Ravi Agrawal is joined by two Africa experts: Martin Kimani, a former Kenyan ambassador to the United Nations, and Zainab Usman, the director of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Africa Program.

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