Foreign Policy Live

As a special summer edition of Foreign Policy Live, Ravi Agrawal shares the mic with his colleague Amelia Lester and answers audience questions on China’s economic slowdown, the state of Ukraine’s counteroffensive, and more.This episode was recorded before the Wagner group leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was reportedly killed in a plane crash in Russia.And while you're here, listeners, we're offering a rare 50 percent discount on a subscription to Foreign Policy for a short time. Go to foreignpolicy.com/subscribe and enter promo code FPLIVE. If you sign up for the annual subscription, you’ll get 50 percent off the entire year. Our usual discounts are much much smaller, so if you've been thinking about subscribing, now is the time.Suggested reading:Howard W. French: Niger’s Coup Is a Turning Point for AfricansFP Live Debate: Has China Peaked?Paul Scharre: AI’s Gatekeepers Aren’t Prepared for What’s Coming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Home to just over 3 million people, the Indian state of Manipur is the site of intense conflict between its two largest ethnic groups. The violence, which broke out in May, has largely gone uncovered in the West. Why is it happening? What can be done to stop it? And how will it impact the broader region? Journalist Barkha Dutt and defense analyst Sushant Singh join Ravi Agrawal to discuss.Suggested reading:Sushant Singh: Manipur Crisis Tests Modi’s IndiaMichael Kugelman: India Steps Up Diplomacy With MyanmarSushant Singh: Modi Can’t Look Away From Manipur Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inflation is slowing, unemployment remains low, and a recession is now considered unlikely. And the Biden administration is taking credit, citing its economic policies—Bidenomics—as the reason. But is that true? And have these policies followed through on their promise?White House economist Heather Boushey debates Ravi Agrawal on the merits of Bidenomics and how to strengthen the American middle class. Suggested reading:Adam Posen: America’s Zero-Sum Economics Doesn’t Add UpJames C. Capretta: The New Washington Consensus on Trade is WrongRavi Agrawal: The White House’s Case for Industrial PolicyAdam Tooze: The Mixed Bag of BidenomicsRavi Agrawal: ‘De-Risking is Consulting Gibberish’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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

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

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

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

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