Counterpoint
Every day, experts from around the globe present their arguments for solving the world’s biggest problems. And every day, these experts disagree in small and large ways. At Foreign Policy, our approach is to share a wide range of opinions, side by side, day by day. But what if people could hear those arguments tested, in real time, under pressure from an opposing view–by an international cast of diplomats, journalists, academics and activists?That’s the idea behind Counterpoint, a new debate show from Foreign Policy, in partnership with the Doha Forum.Join FP deputy editor Sasha Polakow-Suransky and his guests, including anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller, Britain’s former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, South African author Sisonke Msimang, veteran Middle East peace negotiator Dennis Ross—and many more.
Latest episodes
Jun 23, 2021 • 24min
US China Relations with Former Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd
How the Biden administration steers the relationship between Washington and Beijing could have more impact on the rest of the world than just about any other American policy in the coming years.On this episode of Global Reboot, FP Editor in Chief Ravi Agrawal interviews former Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd on the U.S. - China relationship. Rudd is also a fluent mandarin speaker, and one of the world’s pre-eminent China scholars.Global Reboot is a FP Partner Podcast with the Doha Forum.We want to hear from you! To fill out our 2021 listener survey, go to survey.fan/foreignpolicy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 16, 2021 • 23min
Mariana Mazzucato and Raghuram Rajan on Building Back Post-Pandemic
Behind every protest, and every election debate around the world, an underlying theme seems to be rising anger about inequality, and a sense that capitalism itself is broken. But what can be done to fix it? What can societies do to reverse some of its inherent problems? And how should this inform governments and policymakers as they shape the recovery from the pandemic.On this episode of Global Reboot, FP Editor in Chief Ravi Agrawal interviews Mariana Mazzucato, a Professor at University College London and the author of Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism, and Raghuram Rajan, a Professor at the University of Chicago and the former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and former Chief Economist of the IMF.Global Reboot is a FP Partner Podcast with the Doha Forum.We want to hear from you! To fill out our 2021 listener survey, go to survey.fan/foreignpolicy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 9, 2021 • 28min
Marietje Schaake and Vivian Schiller on Big Tech
On this episode of Global Reboot, FP Editor in Chief Ravi Agrawal interviews Marietje Schaake, former Member of the EU Parliament, and Vivian Schiller, former President and CEO of NPR as well as the former Head of News at Twitter, on Big Tech's expansive role in our civic lives. Is high-tech a tool to further democratization or for greater oppression? And what solutions should be considered as governments look to regulate big tech?Global Reboot is a FP Partner Podcast with the Doha Forum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 2, 2021 • 21min
Dr. Ashish Jha and Dr. Hanan Abdul Rahim on COVID-19 and Global Health
On this episode of Global Reboot, FP Editor-in-Chief Ravi Agrawal interviews Dr. Ashish Jha and Dr. Hanan Abdul Rahim on how COVID-19 will shape health care systems in the future. What lessons have we learned on how to respond to global health challenges and what can we do to prepare for the next pandemic?Global Reboot is a FP Partner Podcast with the Doha Forum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 26, 2021 • 26min
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry
On this episode of Global Reboot, FP's Editor-in-Chief Ravi Agrawal interviews U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry about how the new Biden Administration is addressing climate change.Global Reboot is a FP Partner Podcast with the Doha Forum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
