Foreign Policy Live

The United Nations today is often criticized for being ineffective, even paralyzed, a far cry from what Winston Churchill once referred to as the “only hope of the world.” Is that true? Can it still serve as an effective tool for solving today’s global challenges?

Linda Thomas-Greenfield is the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. She joins Ravi Agrawal ahead of the United Nations General Assembly this week to discuss the Biden administration's priorities.

Suggested reading:

Amy Mackinnon, Robbie Gramer, and Avian Muñoz: What to Expect When You’re Expecting the U.N. General Assembly

Mark Malloch-Brown: The United Nations is Convening—and Sputtering

Gordon Brown: A New Multilateralism

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People often describe the United Nations as paralyzed. If that’s the case, where do countries turn to if they want to advance global issues that require cooperation? Is it the G-20? The G-7? Smaller groups? Foreign Policy’s Fall 2023 print issue, “The Alliances That Matter Now,” explores the state of global policymaking. Princeton University’s G. John Ikenberry joins host Ravi Agrawal to discuss his essay on the G-7 and its role in the new world order.

Suggested reading:

G. John Ikenberry: The G-7 Becomes a Power Player

Michael Kugelman: Will India’s G-20 Summit Succeed?

James Palmer: Xi Jinping Will Be a G-20 No-Show

Michael J. Green: Never Say Never to an Asian NATO

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In its geopolitical struggle with China, the thinking goes, the United States can rely on India as a key partner. Longtime U.S. policymaker and India analyst Ashley Tellis disagrees: He argues that New Delhi is likely to do only what serves its interests, and that Washington should beware. Is he right? Tellis debates FP Live host Ravi Agrawal.

Suggested reading:

Ashley Tellis: America’s Bad Bet on India

C. Raja Mohan: For Biden and Modi, Interests Prevail Over Ideology

Rishi Iyengar: Why India and the U.S. Are Closer Than Ever

Sushant Singh: Modi Can’t Look Away From Manipur

Ramachandra Guha: The Cult of Modi

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could the United States enter a recession this year? Renowned economist Larry Summers thinks such a scenario is more likely than not. He also thinks the United States’ increasingly hawkish China policy is dangerous for the world. Summers discusses all that and more with host Ravi Agrawal.

FP subscribers can watch these interviews live and submit questions and suggestions by going to https://foreignpolicy.com/live/.

Suggested reading:

Jessica Chen Weiss: Is America’s China Policy Too Hawkish?

Adam Tooze: Why a Soft Landing Is Possible Even if It Defies Economic Theory

Agathe Demarais: Don’t Trust Russia’s Numbers

Adam Posen: America’s Zero-Sum Economics Doesn’t Add Up

Eswar Prasad: The World Will Regret Its Retreat From Globalization

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After 20 years in power, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces a tough reelection on May 14. High inflation and an earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people have created a political opening for opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu. What are the dynamics shaping this election? And what would a change of leadership in Ankara mean for the world?

Host Ravi Agrawal is joined by FP columnist Steven Cook and Gonul Tol, author of Erdogan’s War.

Suggested reading:

Reuben Silverman: What Happens When a Turkish President Loses an Election? No One Knows.

Steven A. Cook: What if Kemal Kilicdaroglu Wins Turkey’s Election?

Halil Karaveli: Turkey’s Opposition Can’t Win Without the Working Class

Gonul Tol: Erdogan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home and in Syria

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices