On the podcast: An American adventurer describes climbing over bodies to reach the top of Mount Everest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rational Security on The E.R.: The "Lady, You Can Drive Your Car" Edition

Sep 28th, 2017 45m 31s

Saudi women will get the right to drive … in 2018. Maybe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Staring Down the Barrel of Russia’s Big Guns

Sep 22nd, 2017 28m 6s

The massive Zapad 2017 military exercise proves once again that Putin never does anything small. But what’s he really after here? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf

Where in the World Is Rex Tillerson?

Sep 11th, 2017 35m 3s

The Secretary of State fiddles in Texas as the world may, quite literally, burn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rational Security on The E.R.: The "Hurricane Alley" Edition

Sep 7th, 2017 46m 59s

What did Rod Rosenstein know and when did he know it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About That Other Nuclear Threat...

Sep 6th, 2017 43m 48s

Is the Trump administration trying to blow up the Iran deal - or just playing hardball? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Trump Jr.’s Meeting Evidence of a Conspiracy or a Circus?

Jul 18th, 2017 24m 23s

A meeting with Donald Trump, Jr. has made a Russian attorney and an Azerbaijani pop star household names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is This the End of ISIS?

Jul 14th, 2017 40m 51s

The Islamic State has lost the battle for Mosul. Raqqa will be next to fall. But is the so-called caliphate dead — and who are the winners? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo

The Russia Investigation Takes Another Twist

Jul 6th, 2017 11m 48s

On this week’s second episode of The E.R., FP’s executive editor for the web Ben Pauker is joined by Lawfare’s Ben Wittes and Susan Hennessey to talk the latest reporting on the Russia scandal. The panel discusses the legal definition of collus

Why Hong Kongers Are Still Protesting Against Chinese Rule

1 Oct 4th, 2019 28m 51s

A democracy activist describes how the demonstrations got underway and where they go from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shot by Israelis, Healed by Israelis

1 May 31st, 2019 30m 38s

On the podcast: Yousef Bashir describes growing up in Gaza during the second Palestinian uprising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who Is the Real Winner in Germany?

Sep 25th, 2017 16m 53s

Merkel went silent as the AfD went viral Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inside Narendra Modi’s India

2 days ago 46m 8s

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

The Crisis in Haiti

7 days ago 50m 56s

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 Li

The Return of Great Powers

14 days ago 45m 42s

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

Is the World Prepared for More Terrorism?

23 days ago 39m 47s

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

How the Campaign Trail Impacts Foreign Policy

Mar 19th, 2024 43m 11s

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 diploma

The View From the Middle East

Mar 15th, 2024 43m 37s

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 part

Susan Glasser on Biden’s State of the Union

Mar 8th, 2024 42m 9s

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

Is America Becoming Isolationist?

Mar 1st, 2024 47m 15s

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 P

Anders Fogh Rasmussen on a Grim Anniversary for Ukraine

Feb 23rd, 2024 41m 24s

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 str

Gita Gopinath on the Global Economy

Feb 16th, 2024 42m 52s

Economics is sometimes called the “dismal science.” But the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has a surprisingly positive outlook for the U.S. economy—even if public sentiment hasn’t yet caught up. Host Ravi Agrawal discusses the state of the g

‘We Do Not Have an Iran Plan’

Feb 9th, 2024 48m 46s

James Stavridis, a former NATO supreme allied commander and retired four-star admiral, sits down with Ravi Agrawal to share his insight on how Washington is navigating conflicts across two continents.Suggested reading:Thomas L. Friedman: A Bi

What Is Tehran Thinking?

Feb 1st, 2024 47m 57s

A drone strike by an Iran-backed militant group, which resulted in the deaths of three U.S. service members, threatens to push the Middle East into a wider regional conflict. Iran has distanced itself from the attack, while President Biden has

A ‘Red Line’ for Biden?

Jan 30th, 2024 47m 56s

Geopolitical analyst Ian Bremmer joins Ravi Agrawal to forecast the world ahead in 2024. From expanding conflict in the Middle East and a potentially partitioned Ukraine to a more optimistic take on the rise of artificial intelligence, listen i