Foreign Policy Live

About Foreign Policy Live

Each week, Foreign Policy Live will feature a substantive conversation on world affairs. Host and FP editor in chief Ravi Agrawal will be joined by leading foreign-policy thinkers and practitioners to analyze a key issue in global politics, from the U.S.-China relationship to conflict and diplomacy. FP Live is your weekly fix for smart thinking about the world. Foreign Policy magazine subscribers can watch these interviews live and submit questions and suggestions by going to https://foreignpolicy.com/live/.

Publisher

Foreign Policy

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Feb 2023

Latest episode

6 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

182 of 242 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Beginning of the End of Trumpism

   The election results are in. Democrats have taken back both houses of Congress, and U.S. President Donald Trump is now a lame duck. Having asked the electorate to pretend he was on the ballot, voters did just that, rejecting the White House’s policies in district after district. What will this mean for Trump’s final two years in office, and how will Democrats will use their new power in Congress? Susan Glasser, a New Yorker staff writer and former Foreign Policy editor, is the perfect guest to marry the local with the global. Plus, Ravi shares his read on the global context for the midterm elections. Ravi Agrawal: The Beginning of the End of Trumpism FP Staff: 5 Foreign-Policy Priorities for Democrats After the Midterms John Haltiwanger: Vance Blames Iran War for GOP Midterms Wipeout Michael Hirsh: U.S. Democracy Is Back—Sort of John Haltiwanger: Where Democrats Can Thwart Trump’s Foreign Policy Emma Ashford: Don’t Read Too Much Into These Midterms Howard W. French: Americans Care About Foreign Policy. Now Democrats Must Listen to Them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2. 

   30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Decoding Israel’s Election Results

   Host Catherine Osborn interviews Haaretz senior analyst Dahlia Scheindlin to decode Israel's election results and their implications for the nation's future.

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   22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Deciphering Trump’s Strange Ukraine Moves

   Former CIA analyst Andrea Kendall-Taylor discusses President Trump's Ukraine actions and their implications for Kyiv's strategy in this interview.

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The Beginning of the End of Trumpism

Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I've been arguing for a while now that Trump has peaked. I think this election will serve as real proof. I think countries that tried to flatter Trump, give him gifts, nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize, they will realize that those strategies will not give them the same returns if they ever did. […]

Who has been a guest on Foreign Policy Live

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dahlia Scheindlin
• Andrea Kendall-Taylor
• José Manuel Albares
• Matt Sheehan
• Alexander De Croo

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.0 / 5

584 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

162 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

73

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

97

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