Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sits down with Ravi Agrawal in front of a live audience at the annual Doha Forum in Doha, Qatar. The two discussed the Trump administration’s just-released National Security Strategy, the impacts of U.S. foreign policy around the world, women’s rights, how Democrats can revive their fortunes, and also a controversy over remarks Clinton recently made about why young Americans are shifting their views on Israel.
Plus: Ravi’s One Thing on Trump’s National Security Strategy
Ravi Agrawal: Hillary Clinton: ‘Congress Has Abdicated Its Responsibility’
Rishi Iyengar and Christina Lu: Trump’s New National Security Strategy Goes Full ‘America First’
Nathalie Tocci: Does Europe Finally Realize Its Alone?
Daniel W. Drezner: Foreign-Policy Fantasy Literature
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How Critical Minerals Explain Trump’s Policy
Name a consistent throughline in the Trump administration’s foreign policy. The answer could very well be the global scramble for critical minerals. What are they and why are they so important? Why is China so far ahead and how can the United States catch up? Mining expert Gracelin Baskaran sits down with host Ravi Agrawal to discuss.
Plus Ravi’s One Thing on Trump’s attacks on boats off the coast of Venezuela.
Ravi Agrawal: The Minerals That Drive Trump’s Global Agenda
Christina Lu: Trump’s Chaotic Agenda Has a Critical Through Line
Rishi Iyengar: The Countries Courting Trump With Critical Minerals
Alasdair Phillips-Robins: Xi May Have Miscalculated on Rare Earths
Patrick Schröder: Why Rare Earths Are About to Cost a Lot More
Rachel Oswald: Republicans Criticize Hegseth for Deadly Caribbean Double Strike
Emma Ashford and Evan Cooper: Trump Should Stick to His Guns on Venezuela
Ellen Knickmeyer: U.S.-Led Regime Change Is Usually Disastrous
Keith Johnson: Trump’s Venezuela Fixation Is Not About the Oil
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The Good News on Women’s Rights
Despite headlines suggesting otherwise, this week’s guest says women’s rights around the world are making real gains. Lyric Thompson, the founder and CEO of the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative, sits down with host Ravi Agrawal to share more.
Transcript: The Good News on Women’s Rights
Lyric Thompson: Women’s Rights Are Winning
Rebecca Turkington and Saskia Brechenmacher: Trump Erases Women From Foreign Policy
Hawon Jung: South Korean Women Are Powerful—and Powerless
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The ‘Ask-Me-Anything’ Episode
It’s time for another Ask-Me-Anything edition of FP Live. Executive Producer Dana Sherne puts your questions to host Ravi Agrawal.
Alexandra Sharp: Ramaphosa Capitalizes on Trump’s Absence at G-20 Summit
Christian Caryl: Don’t Call This a ‘Peace Plan’
Rachel Oswald and John Haltiwanger: Trump’s Ukraine Peace Effort Devolves Into Chaos Over Conflicting Stories
Ryan C. Berg: Toppling Maduro Without Boots on the Ground
James Palmer: China-Japan Rift Deepens Over Taiwan
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Can Solar Energy Save the Planet?
Climate summits such as the ongoing COP30 conference can often seem like a place where countries agree to disagree and little gets done. But Bill McKibben says there’s one key reason for hope: the sun. New advances in panels and battery technology mean solar power will soon provide a growing share of our electricity consumption.
McKibbon is the author of the new book Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization.
Plus Ravi’s One Thing on Iran’s water crisis.
Nik Kowsar and Alireza Nader: Tehran’s Residents Are Panicking as the Taps Run Dry
Christina Lu: How China Became a Solar Power
Joseph Rachman and Indra Øverland: A Power-Hungry Southeast Asia Wants China’s Energy
Nigel Pruvis: Will Belém Kill Paris?
Jason Bordoff and Jack Andreasen Cavanaugh: AI’s Rapacious Appetite for Electricity Can Accelerate Clean Energy
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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/.