Ravi Agrawal

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Rubio to Europe: "We Care Deeply" In a widely anticipated speech at the Munich Security Conference, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described concerns about a shared "Western civilization" as reason…

I just saw dozens of European diplomats heave a collective sigh of relief in Munich: U.S. Sec State Marco Rubio’s speech was much more conciliatory than Vance’s last year. But was it actually “a similar message, nicer tone”, as one leader told me?

the transcript:

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I’m still gobsmacked

Trump’s Davos Speech Heralds a New World Disorder U.S. president toys with NATO leaders in call for “immediate negotiations to discuss the acquisition of Greenland.”

Davos turned out to be a tale of two speeches: Trump’s rambling and bullying of his country’s closest allies, in sharp contrast with Carney’s eloquent exposition of the dangers of a world where might makes right, writes FP’s @ravireports.bsky.social.

5 Unanswered Questions About Trump’s Venezuela Plan Maduro’s exit doesn’t mean the end of his regime.

FP’s @ravireports.bsky.social provides some much-needed context for how to think about the biggest unanswered questions surrounding Trump’s plans in Venezuela.

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@repvindman.bsky.social
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Larry Levitt ( @kff.org )

#Velshi

What new precedents have been set here? What will the world do or say now if, say, Putin captures and extradites Ukraine’s Zelensky, or if a dictator somewhere launches a special operation to defend against “narco terrorism”? What exactly are the rules and who is enforcing them?

I can’t imagine anyone in the region will shed tears for Maduro himself but the operation raises several worrying questions. What happens next in Caracas? Who takes over? Will there be more violence? Will the next leader have legitimacy? Should Trump have consulted Congress?

A dramatic start to 2026. In the early hours of Saturday, Donald Trump announced U.S. forces had struck Caracas and captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

FP Live: The Ask-Me-Anything Edition It’s time for one of our regular Ask-Me-Anything episodes. How is the world navigating Trump’s second term? What trends does FP’s team see as the main geopolitical drivers? Questions from subscribers ...

Happening now: @ravireports.bsky.social will take subscriber and listener questions on a special ask-me-anything episode of FP Live.

Join the conversation here: foreignpolicy.com/live/agrawal...

The headlines can often look bleak for women’s rights around the world. But for every step back there are also important advances to highlight. Lyric Thompson will join FP Live on Nov. 17 to discuss the progress in women’s rights globally.

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LIVE SOON: World Review Live: COP30 and China’s race to Electrify; Is Trump Spending too much time Abroad? Starting Nov 14 at 11:00 AM EST

Join @ravireports.bsky.social, Yasmeen Aboutaleb, and me as we discuss COP30 and China's race to dominate electricity production and growing questions about Trump's focus abroad rather than problems at home.
📆 Friday, NOV 14; 11:00 ET / 17:00 CET
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Admin announces new sanctions on Russian oil as Trump questions peace progress President Trump has imposed new sanctions targeting Russia’s two largest oil companies. This comes on the heels of Trump delaying his meeting with Russian President Putin. Also, the Wall Street Journa...

President Trump has imposed new sanctions targeting Russia’s two largest oil companies. This comes on the heels of Trump delaying his meeting with Russian President Putin.

@ravireports.bsky.social joins Erielle Reshef to explain more.
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Thanks to all who attended our first @ausis.bsky.social book launch of the year for Amitav Acharya's "The Once and Future World Order!" After an illuminating overview of the book, @ravireports.bsky.social and Akbar Ahmed provided thought-provoking responses to the book's themes and implications.

TONIGHT AT 7: @ravireports.bsky.social joins to discuss the cautious optimism from international leaders after Hamas agreed to release all Israeli hostages after Trump's Gaza peace proposal.

One week from today, we'll be hosting our first @ausis.bsky.social book launch of the year for Amitav Acharya's "The Once and Future World Order" with guest panelists @ravireports.bsky.social and SIS's own Akbar Ahmed! RSVP now: www.eventbrite.com/e/1675817849...

Great interview with @ravireports.bsky.social on MSNBC, describing the US abdication of clean energy leadership, & China's & others' massive accomplishments on solar, who will gladly lead as we fall behind. Fossil fuel investments are destructive & dumb, blind to a future that's actually here now.

How Qatar Is Responding to Israel’s Sept. 9 Attack Spokesperson: Doha strikes “a paradigm shift for the whole region.”

FP’s @ravireports.bsky.social spoke with Majed al-Ansari, the spokesperson of Qatar’s ministry of foreign affairs, about Israel’s attack on Hamas leadership in Doha on Sept. 9, Qatar’s role in mediating between Hamas and Israel, and more. foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/22/q...

Is America Now Merely the First Among Equals? Emma Ashford on how Washington should navigate a “post-unipolar” world.

If you're wondering how all the summitry in China over the weekend impacts U.S. power, there's no better time to read @emmamashford.bsky.social's excellent First Among Equals. Here's a GIFT LINK to our chat on FP Live last week. Video/Audio/Text:

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Trump 'lights up' when he greets Putin: Katy Tur President Trump and Russian President Putin greeted each other on a red carpet today and rode off together to the summit. Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, Editor-in-chief of Foreign Po...

President Trump and Russian President Putin greeted each other on a red carpet today and rode off together to the summit.

@mcfaulmike.bsky.social, @ravireports.bsky.social and @avindman.bsky.social join Katy Tur to break down the interaction.
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Will Trump Shift the Balance in Ukraine? Russian and Ukrainian envoys ended their peace talks in Istanbul this week after only an hour. But while diplomacy may not be advancing, will geopolitics swing the outcome of the conflict? Will U.S.…

Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia @mcfaulmike.bsky.social will join FP’s @ravireports.bsky.social tomorrow at 12:00PM ET to discuss the current state of the war in Ukraine, ongoing peace talks, and the motivations guiding Trump, Putin, and Zelensky.

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If you want to have a good think about an issue that underpins what every policymaker has to navigate, try this essay by Clark in our latest print magazine. You may well disagree with him, as many people I know do, but you won't regret the prod to mull this topic.

What are the tent poles of national and personal ambition? Is his POV mostly a European one, or is it shared by people in Asia and Africa?

The comfort that constant growth and development would solve the world's problems has turned out to be false, he argues. Capitalism is losing its charisma and growth has proven to be "ecologically disastrous," he writes. So ... what is there to aspire to?

I've always wanted to entice Christopher Clark to write for Foreign Policy. And here it is. The author of "The Sleepwalkers", the great study of World War I, explores the present day and how "modernity is disintegrating before our eyes."

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Is the Dollar in Danger? The dollar declined after the news that U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to impose reciprocal tariffs on multiple countries. It suggested global investors were losing faith in the dollar—and in the…

Economist Kenneth Rogoff will join FP Live today at 12:00PM ET for a conversation with FP’s @ravireports.bsky.social about Trump’s economic policies and how they will impact the strength of the dollar.

Tune in here:

Why Zbig Still Matters Biographer Edward Luce on the life and legacy of former national security advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski.

Great in-depth conversation with @foreignpolicy.com's @ravireports.bsky.social on why America more than ever desperately needs real strategic thinkers in this multipolar polycrisis of a world we live in. foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/01/w...

Excellent as always by @ravireports.bsky.social.

“The communications piece is missing from the conversation about defense spending so far” Van Rij said. “Having this debate truthfully and bringing the people along with us is important. Ultimately, it’s what makes us different from Russia and China”

NATO Is Avoiding a Difficult Conversation Leaders lack public approval to make good on their promises on defense spending.

This year’s NATO summit was designed with one main purpose in mind: to agree on increasing defense spending, and to do so without giving the visiting Trump an opportunity to blow things up, writes FP’s @ravireports.bsky.social‬.

A Debrief on the NATO Summit Leaders from the 32 members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will convene at The Hague in late June to tackle the alliance’s greatest challenges. From the security of Ukraine to the threat…

NATO leaders will convene this week to tackle the alliance’s greatest challenges. From the security of Ukraine to the crisis in the Middle East, what will be at the top of the agenda? Join FP’s @ravireports.bsky.social‬ and @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social‬ for a special Insider-only debrief on June 25: