Foreign Policy Live

How can you tackle poverty and create infrastructure amid an active conflict? Alexander De Croo is the head of the U.N. Development Program, and he joins FP’s Ravi Agrawal to make the case for spending development dollars on building long-term resilience. He’s exploring solutions to opium poppies in Afghanistan, electric grids in Ukraine, and sanitation in Gaza, even as major donors such as the United States pull back.

Plus, Ravi shares his read on the war rapidly escalating in Ethiopia.

Nosmot Gbadamosi: Ethiopia’s Return to War Threatens to Engulf the Horn of Africa

World’s Toughest Job: The Triage Game: Own, Delegate, or Drop

Adam Tooze: The End of Development

David Miliband: It’s Time to Update the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz has become one of the Trump administration’s most visible spokespeople, publicly explaining and defending its policies on everything from Iran to Venezuela and Sudan. But how has Washington’s global role changed as the White House pulls back from multilateral institutions? How does the administration make the case for an unpopular war in Iran? Waltz sits down with FP Live to talk through the White House’s foreign-policy strategy.

Michael Waltz and Massad Boulous: Peace in Sudan Can Only Flower After a Weapons Embargo

Abdalfatah Alburhan: How to Bring Peace to Sudan

New York Times: David E. Sanger, Tyler Pager, Katie Rogers, and Zolan Kanno-Youngs: Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
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Maria Ressa is one of the most inspiring journalists of our age, a media leader whose bravery against authoritarianism earned her the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021. Now, she’s focusing her energy on artificial intelligence and Big Tech and how ordinary citizens can reclaim their attention, their time, and their democracies. She’s also a co-chair of the United Nations Independent International Scientific Panel on AI. Ressa joined Ravi Agrawal on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly this week at FP’s Tech and AI Forum.

Plus, Ravi shares his read on what gave him chills, and what gave him hope, this UNGA week.

Rockefeller Foundation: New Global Poll: Amid Growing Pessimism, Security Tops Priorities for International Cooperation

Preliminary Report of the U.N. Independent International Scientific Panel on AI

U.N. Independent International Scientific Panel on AI: Thematic Brief on AI Agents, Misalignment, and the Risk of Losing Human Control

Adam Elkus: Are AI and Democracy Compatible?

Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze: Can AI Be Regulated?

Sarosh Nagar and David Eaves: The World Needs to Know When AI Goes Wrong
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Ajay Banga has a simple north star as he runs the World Bank: jobs, jobs, jobs. And for good reason. The World Bank estimates that developing countries are on track to create only a third of the approximately 1.2 billion jobs they will need to keep up with demand. How can countries and companies bridge this gap? Banga sat down with FP’s Ravi Agrawal to detail how the bank is mobilizing private capital and working with governments to create sustainable jobs.

Mariana Mazzucato: How to Write Better Rules for Global Finance

David Miliband: It’s Time for the World Bank to Break With Tradition
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It’s time for another ask-me-anything edition of FP Live. After a trip to Kyiv, FP editor in chief Ravi Agrawal explained why new developments in drone technology have him worried about conflicts around the world. Plus, he takes on the energy market, why both the United States and Iran have overreached in their ongoing conflict, and how Chinese President Xi Jinping sees the world.

Ravi Agrawal: Why My Kyiv Visit Worried Me So Much

Ravi Agrawal: Trump Has Peaked

Ravi Agrawal: Iran Could Be Trump’s Greatest Failure
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