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 fore...
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is the self-proclaimed “tariff man.” On the campaign trail, he talked about tariffs of 20 percent on goods from most countries and 60 percent on those from China. Now, tariffs have trade-offs, especially domestically. To break it down, Ravi Agrawal is joined by a conservative economist who has long made the case for tariffs: Oren Cass, founder and chief economist of American Compass.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Matthew Kroenig: Why the World Should Stop Worrying About a Second Trump Term
Keith Johnson: Everything You Wanted to Know About Trump’s Tariffs But Were Afraid to Ask
Transcript: Economist Adam Posen on How Trump and Harris Differ on Economic Policy
Transcript: Biden Advisor Heather Boushey on Whether Bidenomics Is Trying to Do Too Much
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Geopolitical Risk in a Trump 2.0 World
Trump’s election can be interpreted as a change election, signaling the rejection of things as they were. But what does all this change mean for the world? How are countries and companies navigating new geopolitical risks with Trump’s win? In a bonus episode, FP’s Ravi Agrawal puts these questions to the world’s foremost geopolitical risk expert, Ian Bremmer. He’s also the president and founder of Eurasia Group, as well as GZERO Media.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Ian Bremmer: The Global Credibility Gap
Ian Bremmer: The Next Global Superpower Isn’t Who You Think
Carl Bildt: Trump’s Dealmaking Record Could Be Bad News for Ukraine
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How to Navigate Trump’s Foreign Policy
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is moving rapidly to nominate loyalists to key administration positions. How much do these choices matter? And what do his personnel choices mean for our assessments of his foreign policy? Conservative scholar Kori Schake sits down with Ravi Agrawal to share what we might expect from a second Trump term.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Transcript: How Much Do Trump’s Personnel Choices Matter?
FP Staff: Trump’s Foreign-Policy Influencers
Stephen M. Walt: The 10 Foreign-Policy Implications of the 2024 U.S. Election
Kori Schake: North Korea Joining Russia’s War Is a Sign of Weakness
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How History Will View Trump’s Return
What was supposed to be one of the closest elections in history ended early Wednesday morning with a decisive victory for former U.S. President Donald Trump. The election took place against a backdrop of a particularly divided and polarized electorate. Does history have any precedents or lessons for the current moment?
Join FP’s Ravi Agrawal in conversation with historians Julian E. Zelizer and Joanne Freeman.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
FP Staff: What Trump’s Win Means for U.S. Foreign Policy
Julian E. Zelizer: When Did Democrats Lose the Working Class?
Michael Hirsh: Why She Lost
Barbara F. Walter: Could Civil War Erupt in America?
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America Votes: What It Means for Asia
As China’s influence grows in Asia and around the world, how will the next U.S. president manage Washington’s most important relationship? And beyond China, how do Donald Trump and Kamala Harris compare in their approach toward other Asian countries? In the fifth and final episode of a special election series, FP’s Ravi Agrawal speaks with Ryan Hass and Lynn Kuok.
Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):
Lili Pike: How Does the U.S.-China ‘Cold War’ End?
Agathe Demarais: Why China Is Rooting for Trump
Derek Grossman: The Once Wobbly Quad Is Here to Stay
Sumit Ganguly and Dinsha Mistree: Modi’s Third-Term Foreign Policy Looks the Same
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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/.
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