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Aug 4, 2023 • 50min

Ro Khanna’s Plan to Reset the U.S.-China Relationship

The White House’s China policy needs a reset. So says Rep. Ro Khanna, who has a plan to rebalance trade ties with Beijing and reduce tensions. Host Ravi Agrawal quizzes Khanna on China, the war in Ukraine, India, and more. Foreign Policy Live will be holding an ask-me-anything later this summer. Send in your questions to podcasts@foreignpolicy.com or by visiting foreignpolicy.com/live.Suggested reading:Melissa Morgan: Congressman Ro Khanna Addresses Intersection of America’s Economy and U.S.-China Geopolitical ChallengesGregory W. Meeks: Anti-China Rhetoric Distracts Washington—and Boosts BeijingsA. Wess Mitchell: Why Biden’s China Reset Is a Bad IdeaReid Smith: Why the U.S.-China ‘Cold War’ Framing Is So Dangerous Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 28, 2023 • 52min

Has China Peaked?

Will China keep on rising? Or has it reached a peak? The answer to this question is crucial because it determines how countries should deal with Beijing. But there’s no clear consensus. Scholars Michael Beckley and Keyu Jin join FP’s Ravi Agrawal to debate opposite perspectives on China’s trajectory. Foreign Policy Live will be holding an ask-me-anything later this summer. Send in your questions to podcasts@foreignpolicy.com.Suggested reading:Hal Brands: The Dangers of China’s DeclineHal Brands: China Is a Declining Power—and That’s the ProblemRobert A. Manning: The U.S. Doesn’t Need China’s Collapse to WinHoward W. French: A Shrinking China Can’t Overtake AmericaRavi Agrawal: Has China Peaked? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 21, 2023 • 44min

Assessing Kyiv’s Counteroffensive

It’s been a mixed summer for Ukraine. Kyiv’s counteroffensive is progressing slowly, and the country was stymied in its bid to join NATO. But Russia has suffered military setbacks, and the West continues to offer Ukraine important security guarantees. Andrea Kendall-Taylor joins FP Live host Ravi Agrawal to discuss the latest in the war and assess where things might head next. Kendall-Taylor is the director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for New American Security.Suggested reading:Simon Sebag Montefiore: Putin’s Fear of Strong Generals Is as Old as Russia ItselfAnastasia Edel: Inside Putin’s Surreal Television EmpireJack Detsch: Wagner Mutiny Rattles the Kremlin’s War in UkraineStephen M. Walt: Cluster Bombs and the Contradictions of Liberalism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 14, 2023 • 48min

The Scramble for AI

The world’s most powerful countries are racing to dominate artificial intelligence. Who will win? The answer might lie in who controls high-end chips—and the critical metals behind them. Paul Scharre, the author of Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, describes this competition in FP’s new Summer 2023 print issue and joins host Ravi Agrawal to discuss how AI will shape geopolitics for years to come. Suggested reading:Paul Scharre: AI’s Gatekeepers Aren’t Prepared for What’s ComingStanley McChrystal: AI Has Entered the Situation RoomSasha Polakow-Suransky: Can ChatGPT Explain Geopolitics?Alondra Nelson: How to Regulate AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 7, 2023 • 44min

NATO and the War in Ukraine

World leaders will gather in Vilnius, Lithuania, next week for NATO’s annual summit. Will Sweden be accepted into the security alliance? Will member states offer security guarantees for Ukraine? Former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen joins host Ravi Agrawal for insights.Suggested reading:FP Contributors: NATO’s Next DecadeElisabeth Braw: Sweden Is Doing Fine in NATO’s Waiting RoomPoll: U.S. Elites Agree on NATO EnlargementSinan Ciddi: Will Erdogan Finally Ratify Sweden’s NATO Accession? No One Knows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 30, 2023 • 43min

Inside the U.S.-China Tech War

Over the last few years, the United States has moved to limit China’s technological rise. U.S.-led sanctions have imposed unprecedented limits on Beijing’s access to advanced computing chips. In response, China has accelerated its own efforts to develop its technological industry and reduce its dependence on external imports.Where is U.S.-China tech competition headed? How are other countries being impacted as a result? Technology expert Dan Wang, who was known for his yearly reflections on China when living in Shanghai, joins FP Live host Ravi Agrawal. Suggested reading:Dan Wang: 2022 LetterDan Wang: 2021 LetterJon Bateman: Biden Is Now All-In on Taking Out ChinaAgathe Demarais: How the U.S.-Chinese Technology War Is Changing the WorldRishi Iyengar and Liam Scott: What the ChatGPT Moment Means for U.S.-China Tech Competition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 23, 2023 • 50min

Is India Taking Advantage of America?

In its geopolitical struggle with China, the thinking goes, the United States can rely on India as a key partner. Longtime U.S. policymaker and India analyst Ashley Tellis disagrees: He argues that New Delhi is likely to do only what serves its interests, and that Washington should beware. Is he right? Tellis debates FP Live host Ravi Agrawal. Suggested reading:Ashley Tellis: America’s Bad Bet on IndiaC. Raja Mohan: For Biden and Modi, Interests Prevail Over IdeologyRishi Iyengar: Why India and the U.S. Are Closer Than EverSushant Singh: Modi Can’t Look Away From ManipurRamachandra Guha: The Cult of Modi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 16, 2023 • 27min

Why Taiwan Has a Lock on the World’s Chip Market

Nearly 90 percent of the advanced semiconductor chips that power the modern world, from high-end smartphones to weapons systems, are made by one company in Taiwan. This monopoly has a profound impact on geopolitics and the global economy. How did we get to this point? And does any other country or company stand a chance at breaking in? To discuss this and much more, FP’s Ravi Agrawal is joined by Chris Miller, the author of Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology.Suggested reading:Rishi Iyengar: Who Will Make the Chips?Howard W. French: The Risks of the CHIPS Act No One’s Talking AboutElisabeth Braw: Taiwan Needs Business Help to Harden Its Economy Against China Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 9, 2023 • 43min

Are Europe and the United States Aligned on China?

A shaky U.S.-China relationship was on display at last weekend’s Shangri-La Dialogue security conference. What does it mean for Europe? Ravi Agrawal is joined by James Palmer, author of Foreign Policy’s China Brief, and Cindy Yu, host of the Chinese Whispers podcast and assistant editor at the Spectator, to discuss how Brussels and Washington differ in their approaches to China—and how Beijing could exploit that dynamic. Suggested reading:James Palmer: Why Beijing Won’t Engage With WashingtonReid Smith: Why the U.S.-China ‘Cold War’ Framing Is So DangerousRishi Iyengar and Robbie Gramer: The U.S. and China Are Caught in a Technology TrapHal Brands: The Battle for EurasiaRavi Agrawal: How Europe is Navigating a Fraught U.S.-China Relationship Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 2, 2023 • 42min

Is AI Out of Control?

The rise of artificial intelligence presents both challenges and opportunities for policymakers, prompting questions of how it should be regulated by governments. FP’s editor in chief Ravi Agrawal is joined by Alondra Nelson, a former White House official and the mind behind the Biden administration’s “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights.”Suggested reading:Bhaskar Chakravorti: Big Tech’s Stranglehold on Artificial Intelligence Must Be RegulatedHoward French: Only Humility Can Save Us From AIRishi Iyengar: The Global Race to Regulate AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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