Foreign Policy Live

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.
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Israel’s first elections since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas have failed to deliver a clear winner. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will continue to run the country until a coalition emerges to claim a majority. What do the results mean for Israel’s future and its place in the world? Haaretz senior analyst and public opinion expert Dahlia Scheindlin explains.

Plus, Ravi shares his read on Brazil’s election and President Lula’s surprising comeback.

Catherine Osborn: Lula Defies Latin America’s Pro-Trump Wave

David E. Rosenberg: In Deadlocked Israeli Election, Netanyahu Has Upper Hand

Steven A. Cook: Dramatic Changes Are Unlikely in Israel, Even if Netanyahu Is Ousted

Shalom Lipner: In Israel, Election Day Is Just the Beginning of the Story
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Relations between Kyiv and Washington have become particularly rocky this month. U.S. President Donald Trump is making political and diplomatic moves that seem to benefit Moscow. But why, and to what end? How should Kyiv adjust its strategy? Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a former CIA analyst and deputy national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia, weighs in on the strained relationship between Ukraine and the United States.

Plus, Ravi shares his read on the wave of youth-led protests across the globe.

Kersti Kaljulaid: The West Has a Crisis of Hope

Keith Johnson: How Ukraine Is Navigating Trump’s Latest U-Turn

David Ignatius: The Plan to End the Ukraine War

Sam Skove: Can Ukraine Afford Its Own Defense?

Keith Johnson: Trump’s Diesel Deal Has No Winners

Daniel S. Hamilton and Angela Stent: America’s Best Answer to the China-Russia Alliance
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What’s the best way to navigate the Trump White House? Some countries employ flattery; others look to keep a low profile. Spain is a rare country that openly disagrees with several U.S. positions. On issue after issue, from the war in Iran to immigration policy, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s left-wing government has publicly forged a path that runs counter to a global trend of right-wing policies. But is such a path electorally viable? We’ll find out when Spaniards head to the polls in November. On the latest episode of FP Live, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares explains how Madrid thinks about the trade-offs in following its progressive agenda while risking the ire of the world’s biggest economy.

Plus, Ravi shares his read on how conflicts around the world, from Ukraine to Iran, are increasingly linked.

Keith Johnson: Trump’s Diesel Deal Has No Winners

Antonio De Loera-Brust: Spain Is the Friend That the United States Needs

Omar G. Encarnación: A Tale of Two Socialists

Michele Barbero: Spanish Immigration Is Different
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It is well known that at least part of Washington’s reluctance to regulate artificial intelligence comes from wanting to make sure the United States stays ahead of China. But what exactly are the two countries racing for? Matt Sheehan, a co-director of the China AI Initiative at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins FP’s Ravi Agrawal to explain the countries’ very different definitions of winning and why U.S. models are only months ahead of their Chinese competitors.

Plus, after Brazil’s first round of elections, Ravi shares his read on Latin America’s rightward swing.

Adam Goldsmith: Brazil’s Election Won’t Fix Its Biggest Problems

Van Jackson: Trump’s ‘Greater North America’ Is Fascist Geopolitics

New York Times: Jack Nicas: A Bolsonaro Win Would Nearly Complete Trump’s Latin America Map

Agathe Demarais: China’s AI Rollout Has No Off Switch

Robert A. Manning and Giulia Neaher: China’s Success Is Forcing a U.S. AI Rethink

Fareed Zakaria: America Can Regulate AI—and Still Win the AI Race

Suzanne Nossel: Don’t Let China Stack the Deck
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