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War looms in Ukraine. The pandemic continues its deadly spread. Tensions with China escalate. And Washington seems more dysfunctional than ever. U.S. President Joe Biden has had crises thrown his way from Kabul to Kyiv. Amid the chaos, has a coherent foreign policy emerged? Jack and Robbie give their report card on Biden’s first year, drawing on interviews with dozens of foreign dignitaries and experts.

High-level talks between the United States and Russia this week haven’t altered Washington’s perception that Moscow may invade Ukraine. But what are the calculations behind Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ultimate decision? What could stop him? What cards do Washington, Kyiv, and Brussels still have to play? Join FP Editor-in-Chief Ravi Agrawal for a discussion with Amy Mackinnon and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul.

Showdowns with China over Taiwan, war in Ethiopia, Russia’s worrying new military buildup near Ukraine’s borders. Join SitRep’s Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer for a look at the U.S. response to rolling crises around the world—and how this fits with Biden’s plans for a proactive foreign-policy agenda.

Who’s up? Who’s down? Join SitRep’s Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer as they crisscross the post-AUKUS, post-Afghanistan globe in search of U.S. friends, enemies—and frenemies.

It's like the Superbowl for diplomats. Hundreds of world leaders, top diplomats, and business executives are convening for the United Nations' annual General Assembly in September, partly in person and partly virtually amid pandemic concerns. Join FP reporters Colum Lynch and Robbie Gramer as they provide a sneak peek on the biggest diplomatic event of the year. From Biden's agenda to U.N. campaigns on climate change and refugees, they'll open up their reporter's notebooks to take you inside the planning and priorities for the 76th annual U.N. General Assembly.

Now that the Taliban have taken over Kabul, what does the future of Afghanistan look like? What role can the United States still play? What about China, India, Iran, and Pakistan? Join FP editor-in-chief Ravi Agrawal for a conversation with correspondent Lynne O’Donnell, who left Kabul right after the city fell (and after filing this dispatch for FP), and Ashley Jackson, co-director of the Centre for the Study of Armed Groups at the Overseas Development Institute.

U.S. President Joe Biden has been getting a warm reception from European leaders since he took office, but with differences emerging between the United States and European Union on major foreign-policy issues, how long is the honeymoon going to last? SitRep’s Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer are back, in conversation with FP's executive editor Amelia Lester, to give subscribers the inside scoop about the key sticking points dividing the White House and European capitals. And, as always, they’ll also have new nuggets and stories to share from their reporters’ notebooks.

After the financial crisis and COVID-19, decades of economic orthodoxy are being thrown out as the world rearranges itself. For our summer issue, and to help us think about what comes next, FP asked leading economists and thinkers to describe the new, post-pandemic era. We also asked them to give it a name. FP Senior Advisor Antoine Van Agtmael, who coined the term "emerging markets," has done it again with his pithy summation of the West's conviction that it can spend itself out of trouble: Fuzzynomics. As governments try out novel ways to contain the pressures of inflation, Professor Stephanie Kelton dubs this The Experimental Economy. And FP Senior Correspondent Mike Hirsh offers up Bidenomics, a new form of economic nationalism. Don't miss these guests in conversation with FP’s editor-in-chief Ravi Agrawal on how to define these unprecedented times.

The clock is ticking on the Biden administration’s withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan—and its counterterrorism game plan. SitRep’s Jack and Robbie are back for another call to fill subscribers in on the key debates at the White House, in the Pentagon, and on Capitol Hill as America’s longest war comes to an end. They’ll also take your questions on all things national security and diplomacy, and share some juicy tidbits from their notebooks.

Voters in the Islamic Republic of Iran head to the polls on Friday, June 18. Experts say the winner is all but pre-determined: Ebrahim Raisi, a favorite of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei. But what will new leadership in Iran mean for the country’s politics? What will it mean for regional dynamics? And what implications will there be for negotiations over a nuclear deal with the United States and Europe? Listen to FP’s Editor-in-Chief Ravi Agrawal's conversation with Iran experts Dina Esfandiary and Karim Sadjadpour that happened on June 17 at 11 a.m. EDT to find out. 

In this inaugural SitRep call, Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer take an inside look at the Biden administration's plans to confront China globally, from Pentagon budget wars to what a superpower on the move means for the Middle East. They'll also answer audience questions and share some exclusive nuggets from their reporters' notebooks.

This year, nine countries in Latin America will hold elections, many including a presidential vote. With elections happening this month in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, FP invites you to join us to explore the potential ramifications of this year’s voting in Latin America. How has COVID-19 impacted voters? What can these elections tell us about the direction of politics in Latin America? Join FP’s executive editor Amelia Lester and Latin America Brief author Catherine Osborn on Wednesday, April 14th for immediate reactions to recent elections and a look ahead to those later this year.

Will the Biden administration withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan? Will India and Pakistan abide by their new ceasefire? And how will South Asia’s eight economies bounce back from the pandemic? Join FP’s new South Asia Brief newsletter writer, the Wilson Center’s Michael Kugelman, and Editor in Chief Ravi Agrawal, as they discuss all these issues and more, in a conversation moderated by Executive Editor Amelia Lester.

This event will mark the launch of FP Analytics’ latest Insider report “Semiconductors and the U.S.-China Innovation Race: Geopolitics of the Supply Chain and the Central Role of Taiwan.” Join FP Analytics Managing Director Allison Carlson and Policy Fellow Helen You, plus leading technology and policy experts, for a live and interactive conversation in which they highlight the report’s most critical findings.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to two years and eight months in a penal colony on Tuesday, but tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest his treatment by authorities.  Join Foreign Policy as we explore what this vast opposition movement means for Putin and his grip on power in a discussion with executive editor Amelia Lester and national security and intelligence writer Amy Mackinnon, who has reported extensively in the region.

President Joe Biden will deliver his first major address on foreign policy in a visit to the State Department this week. Following his remarks, join Foreign Policy as we explore what was—and wasn't—said, and what his speech can tell us about his priorities abroad. FP's editor in chief Ravi Agrawal will moderate a conversation with Michael Hirsh, FP's senior correspondent, and Elise Labott, a journalist and adjunct professor at American University.

Join Foreign Policy's Pentagon and Diplomacy reporters, Robbie Gramer and Jack Detsch, for an inside scoop on the new faces of the Biden administration, and what they're likely to do with their first days in office. This special Conference Call will be hosted by FP's new Executive Editor Amelia Lester.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Foreign Policy magazine. To celebrate its half-century as one of the world's most influential publications on international affairs, FP's editor-at-large Jonathan Tepperman will join FP contributors Daniel Drezner of Tufts University and Charli Carpenter of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in a look back at some of FP's best—and worst—ideas over the years, and a look forward toward what's to come for FP and U.S. foreign policy.

Changes in the Arctic are enabling access to a range of highly valuable resources across the region. With new players, commercial relationships, and extensive military buildup emerging, there has been an increase in international tensions surrounding the Arctic. Join Foreign Policy and FP Analytics as they host a discussion with experts on the region in this exclusive FP Insider Briefing. This call will feature key findings and takeaways from the Arctic Competition Power Map.

What international issues are likely to dominate the year ahead, and how well is the incoming Biden administration likely to handle them? Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO of New America, and Daniel Franklin, Executive and Diplomatic Editor at The Economist, joined Foreign Policy Editor at Large Jonathan Tepperman for a conversation on what to expect around the globe in 2021.

The 2020 U.S. presidential election was, in many ways, a global one. What are the foreign-policy implications of Joe Biden's victory, and what will it mean for key countries around the world? Foreign Policy editor in chief Jonathan Tepperman was joined by Edward Luce, U.S. national editor and columnist at the Financial Times, and Kori Schake, director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute.

Foreign Policy editor in chief Jonathan Tepperman was joined by Timothy Naftali, CNN presidential historian, and Rana Foroohar, global business columnist at the Financial Times, for a wide-ranging discussion on the domestic policy and economic implications of the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.

Join Foreign Policy editor in chief Jonathan Tepperman and former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg for a wide-ranging discussion of how U.S. foreign policy must be adapted to meet current and coming challenges.

Foreign Policy and FP Analytics hosted a special Insider Briefing on the COVID-19 Global Response Index, a first-of-its-kind assessment of national leaders’ responses to the coronavirus crisis in key policy areas. Global public policy officials,—including Raji Tajudeen, head, Division of Public Health Institutes and Research, Africa CDC, and Søren Brostrøm, director-general of the Danish Health Authority—contributing experts, and FP Analytics project team leaders discussed the Index methodology and the range of data contributing to countries' scores; recent changes in governments' responses to the pandemic; and highlighted insights from countries more effectively combatting the coronavirus.

Though we're far from the end of the COVID crisis, experts and leaders around the world are beginning to ponder how to use the pandemic to press for deep, sweeping political, economic, and social reforms that can't muster the necessary support during normal times. Foreign Policy editor in chief Jonathan Tepperman spoke with two authors from our summer print issue: Sheri Berman, who wrote on when crises actually produce positive change—and when they don't, and why. And Yale’s Oona Hathaway takes on the question of how the world can fill the leadership gap now that Washington has abandoned its traditional role.

The United States continues to set daily records for coronavirus infections. India, the world’s biggest democracy, now has the third-most confirmed cases in the world. But European countries, which set the early pace, seem to have flattened their initial curves. What explains the relative success and failure of countries in dealing with COVID-19? What is the road ahead? And how will it impact the United States and other major countries in the coming months? Foreign Policy managing editor Ravi Agrawal interviewed Ashish Jha, faculty director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, in this special FP Insider virtual event. Allison Carlson, managing director of FP Analytics, also offered a preview of her team's forthcoming COVID Global Response Index, a new special report assessing countries’ responsiveness to the coronavirus.

What impact have the recent nationwide protests and the global pandemic had on America's security and its interests around the globe? How has it affected the strategic balance and Washington's rivalries with Beijing, Moscow, Tehran, and others? Hear Foreign Policy editor in chief Jonathan Tepperman in conversation with Jake Sullivan, a senior foreign-policy advisor to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, and Kori Schake, the director of foreign and defense policy studies at American Enterprise Institute, to find out.

While the coronavirus has so far been deadliest in the United States and Western Europe, emerging markets across Asia, Latin America, and Africa are bracing not only for a health care crisis but also for capital outflows, fiscal crises, and even government defaults. How bad will things get? What steps can governments take to safeguard their economies? How will their private sectors cope? Managing editor Ravi Agrawal was joined in conversation by Ruchir Sharma, Morgan Stanley's head of emerging markets and chief global strategist, and Dambisa Moyo, an economist and author.

Even before the novel coronavirus hit, rising protectionism and trade tensions were weakening globalization. Now the pandemic is shattering international supply chains that took decades to build. What impact will these changes have on the economy and on international relations more broadly? And what can be done to restore or replace supply chains once the crisis is over? Editor in chief Jonathan Tepperman spoke with Elisabeth Braw, FP columnist and the director of the Modern Deterrence project at the Royal United Services Institute, and Shannon K. O’Neil, the Nelson and David Rockefeller senior fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

All around the world, city governments are leading the battle against the coronavirus pandemic — serving as policy laboratories and, in many cases, their citizens' first and last line of defense. Foreign Policy editor in chief Jonathan Tepperman spoke with two guests  on the front lines of combatting crises in New York and Singapore: Dan Doctoroff, a former deputy mayor for New York City and chairman and chief executive of Sidewalk Labs, and K. Shanmugam, Singapore’s minister for law and home affairs.

he pandemic is already rewriting international relations, as nations turn their focus inward and struggle to save their citizens and their economies. But what will this mean for great-power competition and national security? FP editor in chief Jonathan Tepperman was joined in conversation with Fiona Hill, senior fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, and Kurt Campbell, chairman and chief executive officer of the Asia Group.

Global oil prices are plummeting because of the coronavirus crisis and a destabilizing price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, two of the world's largest producers. As the White House sends mixed messages and economic disruptions spread, FP explores these recent developments and their impact on oil markets. FP editor in chief Jonathan Tepperman was joined in conversation with Jason Bordoff, founding director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University and a former special assistant to President Barack Obama and senior director on the staff of the National Security Council, and Helima Croft, managing director and global head of commodity strategy at RBC Capital Markets.

Amid the rapid spread of the coronavirus, countries around the world have sealed their borders, shut businesses, and asked their citizens to stay indoors. The global economy has been forced to a halt. What happens next? Raghuram Rajan, former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund and former Governor of India’s central bank, Adam Posen, president of Peterson Institute for International Economics, and Ravi Agrawal, FP managing editor, explore the measures governments can put in place to limit long-term economic fallout, and what options central banks have left in their toolkits.

Violence has returned in Afghanistan — just days after the United States and the Taliban agreed to a peace deal. What happens now? And what does it mean for the future of the region? Foreign Policy editor in chief Jonathan Tepperman and experts Peter Bergen, a national security analyst and vice president at New America, and Husain Haqqani, senior fellow and director for South and Central Asia at Hudson Institute, take your questions.

As the new coronavirus spreads worldwide despite drastic measures taken by the Chinese government, what can be done to stop the epidemic? What are the business and political impacts? And how can regular people stay safe? Join Foreign Policy managing editor Ravi Agrawal in conversation with two expert guests for answers: Pulitzer Prize-winning FP science columnist Laurie Garrett, who spent several months covering the SARS crisis nearly two decades ago, and FP senior editor and China Brief newsletter author James Palmer.

Socialism has returned as a popular force in the United States and throughout the West, especially among young people. Why? And what do we mean when we talk about socialism today? Join Foreign Policy editor in chief Jonathan Tepperman and special guest Sheri Berman, professor of political science at Barnard College, for a deep dive into the conditions and causes of the movement's rebirth. Their conversation previews the cover story from the Winter 2020 print issue of FP magazine, out later this month.

The U.S. killing of Iranian General Qassem Suleimani could mark the most dangerous escalation of tensions in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Join Foreign Policy editor in chief Jonathan Tepperman, along with Phil Gordon, a former White House point man on the Middle East, and Brookings' Suzanne Maloney, for a discussion of what happened, why, and what's likely to come next.

Youth protests are flaring across the world, from Hong Kong to the Middle East to the Americas. But what links these movements, and what kind of impact will they have? Join Foreign Policy’s editor in chief Jonathan Tepperman, along with a panel of notable specialists, for a discussion of the motivations and implications of the rising wave of street demonstrations.

Diplomats and world leaders will convene in New York next week for the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Top of the complex agenda is a high-level—and high-stakes—dialogue on the most pressing global issues, including climate change, global health and world security. Join Foreign Policy editor in chief Jonathan Tepperman and senior U.N. correspondent Colum Lynch for an exclusive conversation on what they’ll be watching for at UNGA.

As underscored by the controversy following the leak of critical comments by Kim Darroch, the U.K. ambassador to the United States, conducting diplomacy in Washington has never been more difficult. Join FP's editor in chief, Jonathan Tepperman, as he discusses the challenges with former French Ambassador to the U.S. Gérard Araud and former Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. Arturo Sarukhan.

The world’s biggest election is over and Narendra Modi’s BJP has won. Find out what this means for the region with Jonathan Tepperman, Foreign Policy’s editor in chief; Ravi Agrawal, Foreign Policy’s managing editor; and Milan Vaishnav, director and senior fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.