FP Live
List of FP Live articles
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PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 06: Wind turbines operate at a wind farm near solar panels on March 06, 2024 near Palm Springs, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Can Clean Energy Fix the Climate Crisis?
As world leaders gather for COP30, one environmentalist has an unlikely message of hope. Bill McKibben will join FP Live to argue that advances in solar and wind energy could help decarbonize economies in time to stave off the worst predictions of climate scientists.
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stuenkel-no-logo What Is Trump’s Latin America Strategy?
What does “America First” mean for Latin America? Leading scholar Oliver Stuenkel joined FP Live to discuss the White House’s strategy for the region—and how countries there plan to navigate it.
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GettyImages-2243243934 (1) FP Live: The Ask-Me-Anything Edition
It’s time for one of our regular Ask-Me-Anything episodes. Questions from subscribers and podcast listeners are encouraged, and regular host Ravi Agrawal will answer them.
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TOPSHOT - Demonstrators gather during a march on International Women's Day in Los Angeles, California on March 8, 2025. (Photo by Jen Osborne / AFP) (Photo by JEN OSBORNE/AFP via Getty Images) The Good News on Women’s Rights Globally
The headlines can often look bleak for women’s rights around the world, but there are important advances to highlight. Lyric Thompson, the founder and CEO of the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative, will share her research.
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Liz-Economy-no-logo Decoding Trump’s Asia Visit
On Trump's first trip to Asia in his second term, he had a crucial face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Elizabeth Economy, a former senior China advisor in the U.S. Commerce Department, discussed on FP Live.
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bernstein-no-logo Is the AI Boom a Bubble?
There is little doubt that the U.S. economy is benefitting from an AI-related boom. But a growing number of economists worry that it could be a bubble. Economist Jared Bernstein joined FP Live to explain his worries.
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grandin-no-logo Trump’s New Expansionism
Can history explain the inconsistencies in Donald Trump’s foreign policy? Historian Greg Grandin joined FP Live to discuss Trump’s imperialist tendencies and how they change Washington’s relations with its partners and neighbors.
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Buttu-no-logo What’s Next for the Palestinians?
Amid the fragile cease-fire and the joyful return of prisoners and hostages, one question looms large: What’s next for the Palestinians? Diana Buttu, a lawyer and former peace negotiator for the Palestine Liberation Organization, joined FP Live to discuss.
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Jashinsky ISO0 Why Young Americans Are Swinging Right
Poll after poll shows that America’s youngest voters are embracing conservatism and the Republican Party. Emily Jashinsky, a conservative journalist, joined FP’s Ravi Agrawal for an in-depth discussion of youth issues, the resonance of Charlie Kirk, and the shutdown.
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kallas-no-logo One-on-One With Europe’s Top Diplomat
In his second term in office, U.S. President Donald Trump has rocked relations between Washington and Brussels. How is the European Union navigating a difficult moment in the trans-Atlantic relationship? EU foreign-policy chief Kaja Kallas sat down with FP’s Ravi Agrawal for a wide-ranging discussion.
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Stephen Walt - snap How Oct. 7 Changed the World
When Hamas crossed into Israel and killed around 1,200 people, it triggered a chain reaction that led to the utter decimation of Gaza, skirmishes with several regional actors, and profound global polarization. Two years on, how has the world changed? FP columnist Stephen Walt discussed with FP Live.
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Screenshot 2025-10-05 at 8.19.17 PM Is the U.S. in a Constitutional Crisis?
The U.S. Supreme Court is locked in partisanship, and legal scholars warn of constitutional crisis. How did we get here—and how do we get out? Historian Jill Lepore sat down with FP’s Ravi Agrawal to address the risks of a constitutional crisis and explain why the Constitution was always intended to be amended.
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Tooze-snap1 The End of Development?
With world leaders descending on New York City to attend the U.N.’s General Assembly, FP’s new print issue advances a provocation: Is it the end of development as we know it? FP's Ravi Agrawal sat down with FP columnist Adam Tooze.
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zarif-no-logo Javad Zarif on Iran’s Future
Javad Zarif, the former Iranian former foreign minister who negotiated the 2015 nuclear agreement, joined FP Live’s Ravi Agrawal to discuss Iran’s role in the Middle East and its relationship with the United States.
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Dan-Wang-no-logo Should America Be More Like China?
A new book by researcher Dan Wang makes the case that while China has become an engineering state obsessed with building, America has become a lawyerly society focused on procedures and blocking. On FP Live, Wang explored what the two countries can learn from each other.