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Can U.S. President Joe Biden really support Ukraine against Russia for “as long as it takes,” as he has pledged? Congressional support for this aid has largely been bipartisan and wide-ranging, but Ron DeSantis and other leading Republicans are beginning to question whether the United States is prepared to keep it up. Meanwhile, competition between the United States and China is intensifying as the diplomatic relationship dives to a new low. 

Heading into a possible reelection year, FP’s reporters will discuss if and how Biden can juggle these substantial foreign-policy issues—and how the campaign trail might change things. They’ll also talk about the budget and what it reveals about the administration’s foreign-policy agenda. 

Plus, as always, there will be a glimpse into the reporters’ notebooks, with off-the-record insights into what Washington is really talking about when it comes to geopolitics. Tune in for the inside scoop and watch FP’s reporters in conversation with the magazine’s executive editor, Amelia Lester

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Jack Detsch is Foreign Policy’s Pentagon and national security reporter. He was previously a staff writer at Al-Monitor, covering intelligence and defense.

Jack Detsch is Foreign Policy’s Pentagon and national security reporter. He was previously a staff writer at Al-Monitor, covering intelligence and defense.

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Robbie Gramer is a diplomacy and national security reporter at Foreign Policy, covering the U.S. State Department. Before he joined FP in 2016, he managed the NATO portfolio at the Atlantic Council, a Washington-based think tank, for three years. 

Robbie Gramer is a diplomacy and national security reporter at Foreign Policy, covering the U.S. State Department. Before he joined FP in 2016, he managed the NATO portfolio at the Atlantic Council, a Washington-based think tank, for three years. 

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Amy Mackinnon is a national security and intelligence reporter at Foreign Policy. She has reported from across Eastern Europe and was previously based in Moscow and Tbilisi, Georgia, as a senior editor for the crisis reporting site Coda Story

Amy Mackinnon is a national security and intelligence reporter at Foreign Policy. She has reported from across Eastern Europe and was previously based in Moscow and Tbilisi, Georgia, as a senior editor for the crisis reporting site Coda Story

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Amelia Lester

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Amelia Lester is the executive editor at Foreign Policy. She has worked as a journalist on three continents, most recently reporting in Japan for publications including the Economist, the New York Times, and the New York Review of Books. Previously, she was the editor in chief of the Sydney Morning Herald’s and Melbourne’s Age weekend magazine, and before that, she was managing editor and an executive editor at the New Yorker. Lester lives in Washington, D.C., and is a graduate of Harvard University.

Amelia Lester is the executive editor at Foreign Policy. She has worked as a journalist on three continents, most recently reporting in Japan for publications including the Economist, the New York Times, and the New York Review of Books. Previously, she was the editor in chief of the Sydney Morning Herald’s and Melbourne’s Age weekend magazine, and before that, she was managing editor and an executive editor at the New Yorker. Lester lives in Washington, D.C., and is a graduate of Harvard University.

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