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3 DAYS AGO

Protests in Iran

Adam and Cameron discuss the huge protests across Iran—what is driving them and what they mean for the country's future. Also on the show: The U.S. Justice Department investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 days ago

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57 min
4 DAYS AGO

Ian Bremmer on One Year of Trump 2.0

What is driving U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign policy in his second term? Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer says it is the “law of the jungle ... it’s always been about power.” Bremmer sits down with Ravi Agrawal to share his assessment of Trump 2.0 and what the coming months could look like. Plus, Ravi’s One Thing on U.S universities and immigration. New York Times: Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip Steven A. Cook: Faulty Assumptions About Iran Have Driven a Failed U.S. Policy Marc Lynch: Why a U.S. Attack on Iran Would Backfire A. Wess Mitchell: The Grand Strategy Behind Trump’s Foreign Policy Oliver Stuenkel: The EU-Mercosur Deal Is a Hedge Against the Donroe Doctrine The Atlantic: Is the Iranian Regime About to Collapse? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 days ago

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47 min
9 JAN

The Venezuela Conundrum

Why is the United States inserting itself so aggressively into Venezuela’s affairs? Trump says it’s about oil, but that doesn’t quite add up, according to Adam and Cameron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Jan

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49 min
8 JAN

Venezuela’s Future and Other Conflicts to Watch in 2026

Comfort Ero joins FP Live for her annual analysis of the 10 conflicts to watch this year. Plus Ravi’s One Thing on the stunning capture of Nicolás Maduro and the future of Venezuela. Ravi Agrawal: 5 Unanswered Questions About Trump’s Venezuela Plan Comfort Ero and Richard Atwood: 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2026 Casey Michel: Annexing Greenland Would Be a Strategic Catastrophe Christopher Sabatini: Trump Has No Real Plan for Venezuela Emma Ashford: Venezuela Might Be Where Trump’s Luck Runs Out Jesse Marks: Trump’s Venezuela Attack May Give China Cover on Taiwan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Jan

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43 min
6 DAYS AGO

The Case for Trump’s Venezuela Plan

What comes next after U.S. President Donald Trump’s shocking capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro? Does Trump have a day-after plan? Most experts say no. But FP columnist Matthew Kroenig disagrees, arguing in a recent piece for Foreign Policy that a plan is coming into focus. He shares his take with Ravi Agrawal. Plus Ravi’s One Thing on the nationwide protests in Iran. Alireza Nader and Nik Kowsar: Iran’s Currency Crisis Could Be the Regime’s Downfall Matthew Kroenig: Trump Has a Strategy for Venezuela Matthew Kroenig: Two Cheers for the National Security Strategy Matthew Kroenig: Trump Should Oust Maduro Vasabjit Banerjee and Maria I. Puerta Riera: Venezuela’s Military Won’t Surrender Its Privileges Easily David Ignatius: Trump Might Have His Hubris Checked in Venezuela Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 days ago

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43 min
2 JAN

Heterodox Economists: Joseph Stalin

In this final installment of our miniseries on Soviet economists and thinkers, Adam and Cameron discuss the ideas of Joseph Stalin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Jan

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57 min
22/12/2025

Looking Back at 2025

New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker sits down with Ravi Agrawal for a 2025 review. What have we learned from the first year of the Trump administration’s second term? And how have the White House’s foreign-policy choices in particular differed from previous presidencies? Vanity Fair Exclusive: Susie Wiles, JD Vance, and the “Junkyard Dogs”: The White House Chief of Staff on Trump’s Second Term (Part 1 of 2) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22/12/2025

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36 min
05/12/2025

Heterodox Economists: Vladimir Lenin

December marks both the birth and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Adam and Cameron are spending the month focusing on Soviet economists and thinkers, starting with Vladimir Lenin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

05/12/2025

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42 min
SEASON 1, EPISODE 1 TRAILER

Coming Soon: The Threshold

Global health is facing a critical moment. New scientific breakthroughs are making a huge difference in the fight against epidemics like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. But funding is down and priorities are shifting. Will these diseases finally be eliminated? Or will they surge instead? On The Threshold, reporters from around the world cover this unfolding crisis from all sides—talking to scientists, politicians, civil society leaders, pharmaceutical executives, and others. The Threshold is a new seven-part Foreign Policy podcast hosted by acclaimed broadcast journalist Henry Bonsu and made possible through funding in part from the Gates Foundation.

Season 1, Episode 1 Trailer

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4 min
12/12/2025

China's Trade Surplus

Adam and Cameron discuss China’s $1 trillion trade surplus and the Trump administration’s newly released National Security Strategy. Note: Listeners can find the second segment on Rosa Luxemburg in the following episode. Brought to you by: betterhelp.com/onestooze givewell.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/12/2025

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39 min

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