Foreign Affairs invites you to join its editor, Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, as he talks to influential thinkers and policymakers about the forces shaping the world. Whether the topic is the war in Ukraine, the United States’ competition with China, or the future of globalization, Foreign Affairs’ weekly podcast offers the kind of authoritative commentary and analysis that you can find in the magazine and on the website.
In "The Foreign Affairs Interview," Dan Kurtz-Phelan interviews political scientists Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman about their concept of "weaponized interdependence," where nations leverage their positions in global networks for strategic advantage. They discuss its evolution from post-9/11 U.S. policy to its adopt...
Dan Kurtz-Phelan hosts Stephen Kotkin and Orville Schell to discuss the driving forces, worldviews, and ambitions of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, comparing them to historical figures like Mao and Stalin. The conversation explores Western misinterpretations of both leaders early in their careers, the impact of histori...
Dan Kurtz-Phelan interviews Rebecca Lissner and Mira Rapp-Hooper about their Foreign Affairs essay, which argues that Trump's second term will fundamentally change American leadership and the global order, making a return to pre-Trump foreign policy impossible. They discuss how the Biden administration's initial succes...
In The Foreign Affairs Interview, Dan Kurtzfahlan speaks with Celeste Wallander, former top U.S. defense official overseeing policy toward Europe and Russia, about the evolving transatlantic alliance in light of increased European defense spending. Wallander discusses the recent NATO summit, highlighting the commitment...
In this episode of The Foreign Affairs Interview, Dan Kurtzfahlan speaks with Rana Mitter, a historian of China at Harvard, about his essay "The Once and Future China." They discuss the past predictions about China becoming more like the West, the role of Xi Jinping, and the shift in U.S. policy towards China. Mitter a...
This episode explores the prevailing underestimation of China's power and the challenges it poses to U.S. foreign policy. Against the backdrop of shifting assessments of China's economic and political trajectory, the discussion pivots to the arguments presented by Kurt Campbell and Rush Doshi in their essay, "Underest...
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