The Republican Party is clearly divided on Ukraine, as recent votes in Congress have underscored. But beyond that, is it more united on foreign policy than we imagine? A new book argues just that. Matthew Kroenig is an FP columnist and a co-author of We Win, They Lose: Republican Foreign Policy and the New Cold War. He joins FP Live to discuss what a Trump 2.0 foreign policy might look like and who would be at its helm. 

Suggested reading:

Matthew Kroenig and Dan Negrea: Republicans Are More United on Foreign Policy Than it Seems

Emma Ashford and Matthew Kroenig: Are Both U.S. Parties Divided on Foreign Policy?

Stephen M. Walt: Another Trump Presidency Won’t Much Change U.S. Foreign Policy

Ravi Agrawal: Does Trump Have a Foreign-Policy Vision?

For more podcasts, check out the latest episode of Disorder, 'How Small States Can Save the World,' featuring Former President of Armenia Dr Armen Sarkissian: https://linktr.ee/disorderpod

Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel last weekend accelerated concerns of a widening Middle East crisis. Israel’s response on Friday was limited and appeared to heed calls for caution by Western allies. What does this mean for the conflict in Gaza as well as the region?

Ravi Agrawal is joined by Iran expert Suzanne Maloney and Israeli journalist Ronan Bergman for this discussion.

Suggested reading:

Emma Ashford and Matthew Kroenig: Have Israel and the United States Done Enough to Deter Iran?

Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer: Israel’s Military Risks Being Overstretched

Sina Toossi: Iran Has Defined Its Red Line With Israel

David E. Rosenberg: Why Arab States Haven’t Broken With Israel

For more podcasts, check out the latest episode of Disorder, 'How Small States Can Save the World,' featuring Former President of Armenia Dr Armen Sarkissian: https://linktr.ee/disorderpod

Why is Narendra Modi so popular? As India begins voting this week, FP Live host Ravi Agrawal discusses his essay “The New Idea of India” with executive editor Amelia Lester. The two take subscriber questions on how India is changing under Modi and what New Delhi’s foreign policy will look like in the future. 

Suggested reading:

Ravi Agrawal: The New Idea of India

Rishi Iyengar: Modi’s Messenger to the World

Snigdha Poonam: Meet India’s Generation Z

Josh Felman, Arvind Subramanian: Is India Really the Next China?

Anusha Rathi: 5 Charts That Explain India

Amitava Kumar: Becoming Indian

Mukul Kesavan: 4 Books to Understand Modern India

The largest security crisis in the Western Hemisphere—the ongoing violence in Haiti—is severely underreported. Tens of thousands of people are fleeing the capital. Aid organizations are warning of an impending famine. What should be done?

FP Live host Ravi Agrawal is joined by Miami-based journalist Jacqueline Charles and Jake Johnson, the author of Aid State, to discuss the crisis and possible responses by the international community.

Suggested reading:

Jake Johnson: Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti

Howard W. French: Haiti Must Liberate Itself, Again

Alexander Causwell: Haiti is Facing an Insurgency, Not a Gang Problem 

Imran Bayoumi: Haiti’s Chaos Shows How Far U.S. Stability Efforts Have to Go

CNN’s chief national security correspondent Jim Sciutto sits down with FP Live to share insights from his new book, The Return of Great Powers. What does a growing alliance between Russia and China mean for U.S. influence abroad? How does this moment differ from past historical instances of great-power competition? And how could this all shift with a potential second term for Donald Trump?

Suggested reading: 

Ravi Agrawal: Did Russia Come Close to Using a Nuclear Device in 2022?

Jim Sciutto: The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War

Jim Sciutto: The Shadow War: Inside Russia’s and China’s Secret Operations to Defeat America

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the recent attack in Moscow that killed at least 139 people. It was the country’s deadliest terrorist attack in more than a decade. Why did the Islamic State choose Russia as a target? And what does this mean for terrorism globally?

Counterterrorism analyst and regular FP contributor Colin P. Clarke shares his insights with Ravi Agrawal. Clarke also serves as a senior research fellow at the Soufan Center.

Suggested reading:

Lucas Webber, Riccardo Valle, and Colin P. Clarke: The Islamic State Has a New Target: Russia

Colin P. Clarke: Could Hamas Become a Global Threat?

Lynne O’Donnell: Al Qaeda Is Back—and Thriving—in Afghanistan

Foreign policy is not typically a priority for the American voter. And yet, the outcome of the upcoming U.S. election will have an outsized impact on world affairs. How are allies and adversaries alike weighing the 2024 election? Former diplomat Richard Haass joins Ravi Agrawal to discuss.

Richard Haass is president emeritus at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of the popular substack at Home and Away.

Suggested reading:

Richard Haass: The War That Israel Could Have Fought

Richard Haass: At Home and Away

Fareed Zakaria: The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad

Damon Wilson and Lynn Lee: South Korea Can Be a Democratic Leader

Negotiators failed to reach a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war that would have paused hostilities before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. How does the rest of the Middle East view this breakdown in negotiations? For the United States in particular, how will this shape its standing in the region, and what does it mean for the conflict moving forward?

Mina Al-Oraibi, the editor in chief of the National newspaper in the United Arab Emirates, shares her insights with Ravi Agrawal.

Suggested reading:

Aaron David Miller: Why an End to the War in Gaza Is Still Far Off

Daniel Byman: Will Gaza Ever Recover?

Caroline de Gruyter: Israel and Palestine Are Now in a Religious War

Stephen M. Walt: It’s Not Too Late for Restrained Foreign Policy

President Biden’s tenure has been marked by numerous foreign-policy flash points: the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the war in Ukraine, and the conflict in the Middle East. Public perception of how he has handled these challenges could have a direct effect on his chances for reelection—a factor he tried to influence in his annual State of the Union address on Thursday, March 7.

Journalist Susan Glasser joins Ravi Agrawal to share her reactions to Biden’s speech. Glasser is a staff writer at the New Yorker and a former editor in chief of Foreign Policy.

Suggested reading:

Michael Hirsh: Biden Starkly Lays Out the Stakes for 2024

Susan Glasser: So Much for “Sleepy Joe”: On Biden’s Rowdy, Shouty State of the Union

Steven A. Cook: War Between Israel and Hezbollah Is Becoming Inevitable

Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer: State Department Beefs Up U.S. Diplomatic Presence in Kyiv

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ annual survey of American voters shows that for the first time in nearly 50 years, a majority of Republicans prefer an isolationist approach to foreign policy. Before the Trump presidency, the Republican Party was more likely to support an active U.S. presence in the world.

Former U.S. ambassador to NATO and the CEO of the Chicago Council Ivo Daalder joins Ravi Agrawal to discuss the survey and what it could mean for the 2024 election. You can listen to Daalder’s podcast, “World Review,” here.

Suggested reading:

Survey: Majority of Trump Republicans Prefer the United States Stay Out of World Affairs

Edward Alden: A Self-Absorbed America Means Disorder for the World

Doug Klain: How Europe Can Prepare for a Second Trump Term—Now

Anna Merlan: Trump’s International Fan Club Descends on Maryland

For more podcasts, check out: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510333/throughline

Feb. 24 marks two years since Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine. The conflict has changed the face of Europe and set off a protracted war that has had ramifications reaching far beyond its borders. 

Could Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strategy of waiting out the West prove successful, or can Western leaders rally to continue supporting a drawn-out war? What would a future peace deal look like? 

NATO’s former secretary-general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, argues that Western leaders need to continue to supply Ukraine with weapons—and quickly, before the war results in further instability. He joined FP’s Ravi Agrawal ahead of the war’s second anniversary to discuss the state of the conflict, lessons learned, and what the future might hold for Ukraine.