Q&A
List of Q&A articles
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An Israeli artillery unit fires across the border toward Lebanon on Jan. 11. Fareed Zakaria Looks Back at 2024
FP Live’s annual tradition of recounting the biggest highlights and trends of the year.
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A man pulls a dolley stacked high with boxes across the floor of a warehouse room. Another stack of boxes looms in the foreground, with a paper taped to the top box labeling it as from USAID in English and Arabic writing. Samantha Power on Biden’s Foreign Aid Legacy
The USAID chief on Gaza and why she feels she can make more of a difference in government than outside it.
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Wind turbines operate at a wind farm near solar panels near Palm Springs. Will Trump Dismantle Biden’s Clean Energy Initiatives?
Climate envoy John Podesta on why clean energy investments “are here to stay.”
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An employee makes a chip at a JieJie Semiconductor factory in Nantong, China, on March 17, 2021. a factory of Jiejie Semiconductor Company in Nantong, in eastern China's Jiangsu province on March 17, 2021. - China OUT (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images) How Trump’s Return Will Impact the Chip Wars
A central question is where the president-elect will land on tariffs—and how China might retaliate.
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French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at Élysée Palace in Paris on Dec. 7, 2024. Can Trump Really End the War in Ukraine?
A Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize winner weighs in on his prospects.
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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham chief Abu Mohammad al-Jolani checks the damage following an earthquake in the village of Besnaya in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province on Feb. 7, 2023. What to Know About the Man Who Toppled Assad
Abu Mohammed al-Jolani has worked for years to rebrand himself, but has he truly broken from his al Qaeda past?
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A man waves a Hezbollah flag as he drives past the rubble of a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs as people returned to the area to check their homes after the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect on Nov. 27. Can the Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire Hold?
Lebanese American academic Fawaz Gerges on Netanyahu’s long-term strategy and Washington’s role.
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Trucks move past cargo containers at a port in Bayonne, New Jersey, on Oct. 15, 2021. The Case for Trump’s Tariffs
Conservative economist Oren Cass explains how the president-elect has created an “enormous amount of space for new thinking.”
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a press conference in Palm Beach, Florida, on Aug. 8. How Countries and Companies Are Planning for Trump
Political scientist Ian Bremmer on the geopolitical risks confronting the world in 2025.
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A high angle view shows a wall made of shipping containers stretching to the horizon in scrubland desert landscape. The Economic Impact of Trump’s Planned Tariffs and Deportations
The details are still murky, but the implications could be severe.
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U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 31, 2020. How Much Do Trump’s Personnel Choices Matter?
Kori Schake on loyalty in Trump’s world and what to expect from a second term.
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A painting shows the founding fathers of the United States gathered around papers on a table in an ornate room. What the Founding Fathers Would Say About Trump’s Win
“I told you so.”
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Trader Walter Lundon shows off his shirt featuring U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. How Economies Around the World Will Respond to Trump 2.0
The incoming U.S. president will be more extreme and less restrained.
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A closeup of Donald Trump behind a microphone holding up a tiny box of tictacs and and a normal-size box of Tictacs. Would Either Candidate Fundamentally Change the U.S. Economy?
Where Harris and Trump intersect and where they diverge.
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Israeli soldiers sit in the turret of a battle tank along the border between southern Israel and the Gaza Strip on Jan. 31. David Petraeus: Israel Needs to Adapt Its Strategy
The former U.S. general and CIA chief on the importance of rebuilding in Gaza—and lessons for Israel from America’s wars in the Middle East.
