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What would a second Trump term mean for U.S. foreign policy? Who has the former president’s ear on world affairs?

FP columnist Matthew Kroenig has given these questions a lot of thought in his new book, We Win, They Lose: Republican Foreign Policy & the New Cold War, co-written with Dan Negrea and with a foreword from former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Kroenig joined FP Live to elaborate on the book’s thesis while opening up his notebook to discuss which policymakers currently animate former President Donald Trump’s foreign-policy thinking.

Video clips from this event

  • Foreign Policy columnist Matthew Kroenig tells FP’s Ravi Agrawal that the U.S. Republican Party’s foreign policy is united under a “Trump-Reagan fusion.”

  • Kroenig rejects the idea that former U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign policy is isolationist, contending that in his first term, he actually strengthened U.S. alliances.

  • Kroenig argues that the United States can constrain China’s ability to “threaten America’s vital interests” without risking economic engagement.

  • Kroenig explains what Trump’s foreign-policy agenda would be if he were to be elected to a second term.

  • A Trump 2.0 presidency would take place in “the most dangerous international security environment … since the end of the Cold War.” Kroenig tells Agrawal what his potential concerns would be.

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Does Trump Have a Foreign-Policy Vision?

A new book lays claim to interpreting the former president’s global legacy—and has a plan for what a second term could accomplish.

Insider  |  Ravi Agrawal

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The Trump-Xi Summit

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to great fanfare but left with little to show for it. What does the Trump-Xi summit reveal about the balance of power between the world’s two biggest economies?

China scholar Rana Mitter joined FP Live’s Ravi Agrawal to debrief on what was gained from this diplomatic mission.

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Is Russia the Winner in Iran?

While much of the world is suffering from the spike in energy prices, Russia has enjoyed a rare windfall from increased oil revenues. Alexander Gabuev argues that U.S. President Donald Trump’s moves in Iran and Venezuela are not only a boon to Russian interests but also will push Moscow into a deeper partnership with Beijing. The director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center joined FP’s Ravi Agrawal to explain how Russia is navigating a moment of particular global flux.

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Inside Iran

How are regular Iranians coping with months of war and economic pressure? How have U.S. and Israeli attacks changed their perception of their own government? Journalist Ali Hashem spent weeks in Tehran since the war began and argues that Iran’s current leaders have adapted and unified over the course of the conflict. Hashem sat down with FP Live’s Ravi Agrawal to discuss what he’s been seeing and hearing in the country.

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FP Live: The Ask-Me-Anything Edition

On a special ask-me-anything episode, regular host Ravi Agrawal will take stock of a world at war. What does the Iran conflict mean for the global economy or traditional alliances? More than a year into U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term, how are world leaders navigating his leadership? And what of the U.S.-China relationship? FP Live’s executive producer, Dana Sherne, turned the tables on Agrawal, taking questions from FP subscribers and viewers alike.

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