Foreign Policy Live

Is the next phase of the war in Ukraine upon us? Rand Corp. expert Dara Massicot joins host Ravi Agrawal to discuss Kyiv’s much-anticipated spring offensive and how Moscow might respond. Suggested reading:Dmytro Kuleba: 5 Reasons Ukraine Should Get F-16 JetsRobbie Gramer: Ukraine Is Knock, Knock, Knocking on NATO’s DoorRussia’s Boom Business Goes Bust Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recent statements by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan have dominated discussions in political circles in Washington. Is America’s China policy shifting? Is the White House adapting its approach based on feedback from Europe? FP executive editor Amelia Lester is joined by reporters Christina Lu, Jack Detsch, and Robbie Gramer for a wide-ranging discussion on U.S.-China relations.Suggested reading:Robbie Gramer and Christina Lu: Washington’s China Hawks Take FlightChristina Lu: Washington Doesn’t Want You to Call It DecouplingAdam Tooze: America Has Dictated Its Economic Peace Terms to China Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After 20 years in power, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces a tough reelection on May 14. High inflation and an earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people have created a political opening for opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu. What are the dynamics shaping this election? And what would a change of leadership in Ankara mean for the world?Host Ravi Agrawal is joined by FP columnist Steven Cook and Gonul Tol, author of Erdogan’s War.Suggested reading:Reuben Silverman: What Happens When a Turkish President Loses an Election? No One Knows.Steven A. Cook: What if Kemal Kilicdaroglu Wins Turkey’s Election?Halil Karaveli: Turkey’s Opposition Can’t Win Without the Working ClassGonul Tol: Erdogan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home and in Syria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sounded the alarm once again that the time to act is now if the global community hopes to limit the effects of climate change. But is there sufficient political will across countries to implement the necessary policies? And how should top polluters—such as the United States and China—be held to account?FP’s Ravi Agrawal is joined by U.S. climate envoy John Kerry to discuss this and much more.Suggested reading:Thom Woodroofe: A Partnership to Save the PlanetScott Moore: The U.S. Can Steal China’s Climate Leadership CrownAdam Tooze: Should the World Adjust Its Climate Targets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Colin Kahl, U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy, joins to discuss recent leaks, U.S. strategy in Ukraine and China. Topics include enhanced Ukraine air defense, addressing anger and strengthening security measures, strategic changes and prioritization of aid to Ukraine, analyzing potential spring offensive in Ukraine, China's intent to challenge the status quo, maintaining strong deterrence against China, and the Biden administration's approach to Iran and deterrence.

Could the United States enter a recession this year? Renowned economist Larry Summers thinks such a scenario is more likely than not. He also thinks the United States’ increasingly hawkish China policy is dangerous for the world. Summers discusses all that and more with host Ravi Agrawal. FP subscribers can watch these interviews live and submit questions and suggestions by going to https://foreignpolicy.com/live/.Suggested reading:Jessica Chen Weiss: Is America’s China Policy Too Hawkish?Adam Tooze: Why a Soft Landing Is Possible Even if It Defies Economic TheoryAgathe Demarais: Don’t Trust Russia’s NumbersAdam Posen: America’s Zero-Sum Economics Doesn’t Add UpEswar Prasad: The World Will Regret Its Retreat From Globalization Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Russia’s winter offensive in Ukraine was largely a bust. Now, it’s Kyiv’s turn to strike back. What can its army achieve, and what help does it need from the West? Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis joins FP’s Ravi Agrawal to game out what happens next, plus how Beijing is viewing the conflict.FP subscribers can watch these interviews live and submit questions and suggestions by going to https://foreignpolicy.com/live/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a Foreign Policy essay that is being much discussed by policymakers this week, Adam Posen argues that U.S. industrial policy is needlessly protectionist—and is likely to backfire. Why does he think Washington has it wrong? And how did we get here? Posen discusses and debates his ideas with host Ravi Agrawal.FP subscribers can watch these interviews live and submit questions and suggestions by going to https://foreignpolicy.com/live/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent move to overhaul the judiciary branch has prompted weeks of protests. Critics are calling this moment a constitutional crisis, one that could jeopardize the future of what many consider to be the Middle East’s only democracy. FP’s editor in chief Ravi Agrawal is joined by former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, one of the top voices protesting this move, to hear more.Foreign Policy subscribers can watch these interviews live and submit questions and suggestions by going to https://foreignpolicy.com/live/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every now and then, we’ll introduce you to some of our other podcasts in this feed. If you like them, you can subscribe directly; if not, we’ll have a fresh FP Live episode for you soon. This week, try out a sample of season two of The Catch, a Foreign Policy podcast in partnership with the Walton Family Foundation. Host Ruxandra Guidi travels to the upper gulf of California to hear from shrimp fishers and local experts on how conservation efforts to save an endangered porpoise is shaping their local economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices