Foreign Policy Live – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Nicholas Burns has served as the U.S. ambassador to China since 2022, a period that encompasses not only the country’s COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns but also a series of high and low points in the U.S.-China relationship. How should Washington compete with Beijing without spiraling into conflict? Burns joins FP Live for a rare longform interview. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Robbie Gramer and Christina Lu: Washington’s China Hawks Take Flight Bob Davis: Who Got China Wrong? Michael Hirsh: No, This Is Not a Cold War—Yet Bonny Lin: The China-Russia Axis Takes Shape Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The violence on Oct. 7 and the war in Gaza seem to have derailed any hope for a two-state solution. With tensions in the Middle East continuing to escalate, and a cease-fire agreement proving elusive, what does a path forward for both the Israelis and Palestinians look like? Former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad shares his insights with FP Live. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Foreign Affairs: Salam Fayyad: A Plan for Peace in Gaza John Aziz: Violence Has Failed the Palestinians FP Contributors: How Will This War End? How Can the Next One Be Prevented?  Stephen M. Walt: The Dangerous Decline in Israeli Strategy Tickets to see FP's Ones and Tooze podcast live at Sixth & I in Washington, DC: https://www.sixthandi.org/event/foreign-policys-ones-and-tooze-podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 U.S. President Joe Biden’s age and apparent frailty stole the show during the CNN presidential debate on June 27, overshadowing much of the domestic and foreign-policy issues discussed between him and his rival, former President Donald Trump. How is the debate being seen in the rest of the world? Political analysts Leslie Vinjamuri and Gideon Rachman join Ravi Agrawal to share their takeaways. Suggested reading: Michael Hirsh: Yes, Biden Flopped. But Let’s Not Overreact. Rishi Iyengar and Christina Lu: Key Foreign-Policy Moments From the Trump-Biden Debate Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware: How Bad Will Political Violence in the U.S. Get? Leslie Vinjamuri: What Another Trump-Biden Showdown Means for the World Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is capitalism broken? A growing number of Americans think so amid declining social mobility and rising inequality. According to investor Ruchir Sharma, author of What Went Wrong With Capitalism, the United States has gone on a decades-long debt binge, with too many regulations and a culture of bailouts, which he says has weakened dynamism in the economy—and capitalism itself. Sharma joins FP Live to discuss potential solutions and lessons from around the world.  Suggested reading: Ravi Agrawal: Capitalism Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It. Cameron Abadi: Adam Tooze: What Is ESG Investing and Why the Sudden Backlash? Ashley Lester: Why Is Adam Smith Still So Popular? Adam Tooze: The Hidden History of the World’s Top Offshore Cryptocurrency Tax Haven Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The United Nations’ high commissioner for refugees Filippo Grandi talks to FP Live ahead of a visit to Sudan on World Refugee Day. Are international institutions adequately equipped to help a rising number of displaced people around the world? What more should be done? Neha Wadekar: The World’s Refugee Relief is Utterly Broken Shelly Culbertson: A Chance to Fix the Broken Refugee Model Robbie Gramer: Why is the World Ignoring a Looming Genocide in Sudan? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From pundits to polls, there was a wide expectation this year that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would not only win a rare third consecutive term, but also secure an even bigger parliamentary majority than he had before. As results emerged on Tuesday, it was clear that India’s voters had other ideas. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party won the most seats—more than the entire opposition alliance combined—but it will need the help of coalition allies to form a government.  How will Modi govern in a third term, and what will it mean for the world? FP’s Ravi Agrawal is joined by experts Milan Vaishnav and Yamini Aiyar to discuss.  Suggested reading: Ravi Agrawal: Why Modi Underperformed Devesh Kapur: Modi’s Power Has Peaked  Sushant Singh:Modi’s Campaign Rhetoric Is Dangerous Ravi Agrawal: The New Idea of India Mukul Kesavan: 4 Books to Understand Modern India Josh Felman and Josh Felman: Is India Really the Next China? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The presidential election in Mexico this weekend will likely result in the country’s first female president. It’s an open question, however, whether the front-runner in the polls and expected winner, Claudia Sheinbaum, will carry on the policies of her political mentor, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Former Mexican Ambassador to the United States Arturo Sarukhán joins Ravi Agrawal to analyze López Obrador’s legacy and how Mexico’s next leader may or may not enact different policies. Suggested reading: Christina Lu: Mexico’s Historic Elections, Explained Ana Sofía Rodríguez Everaert: The Woman Inheriting AMLO’s Revolution Isidro Morales: Mexico’s Next Leader Has an Energy Problem Connor Pfeiffer and Ryan C. Berg: Mexico and the United States Need to Talk About China Now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does progress always come with a backlash? How should societies think about managing the immense changes unleashed by technology and globalization? CNN host and author Fareed Zakaria joins FP Live to discuss his latest book, Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash From 1600 to the Present. Suggested reading: Michael Hirsh: Is This a Revolution? Or Are People Just Very Ticked Off? Michael Hirsh: No, This Is Not a Cold War—Yet Fareed Zakaria: Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash From 1600 to the Present Fareed Zakaria: The Rise of Illiberal Democracy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tehran has announced that it will hold elections on June 28 after President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Who might win, and what would that mean for Iranian politics—both at home and abroad? Iran experts Karim Sadjadpour and Robin Wright join FP’s Ravi Agrawal to discuss.  Suggested reading: Robin Wright: What Raisi’s Death Means for the Future of Iran  Ali Vaez and Hamidreza Azizi: Why Iran Believes It’s Winning Against Israel Jack Detsch: What Raisi’s Death Means for Iran’s Future Raphael S. Cohen: The Iran-Israel War Is Just Getting Started Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Increasingly, countries are closing off their economics and questioning the case for globalization. But where does this leave the Bretton Woods institutions intended to facilitate peace and prosperity through trade? World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala joins FP Live to discuss. Suggested reading: Gordon Brown: A New Multilateralism Eswar Prasad: The World Will Regret Its Retreat From Globalization Joseph E. Stiglitz: Where Global Governance Went Wrong—and How to Fix It Adam Posen: America’s Zero-Sum Economics Doesn’t Add Up Gita Gopinath: How Policymakers Should Handle a Fragmenting World Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices