Aug 2022

Should the United States Step Up or Back Off?

For much of the 20th century, the United States has toggled between two foreign policy impulses: to actively insert itself in the affairs of the world or to hang back and focus on its own domestic issues. Advocates of the two approaches to international relations have had various ... Show More

30m 33s

Aug 2022

Is the IMF Still Relevant?

As countries grappled with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic in recent years, many turned to global financial agencies for support, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. But in some cases, at least, the agencies’ playbook of reforms and auste ... Show More

27m 23s

Aug 2022

Human Rights are in Decline Around the World. What can be Done About it?

In large parts of the world, economic and technological progress has made people’s lives significantly better over the past few decades. From China to Africa to Latin America, large swaths of the population are healthier and more prosperous than ever. But even as humanity has a ... Show More

30m 30s

Jun 2021

John Kerry on Climate Change: Introducing Global Reboot

We introduce Global Reboot, a new podcast that like And Now The Hard Part, looks to tackle the world's biggest problems. In the premiere episode, FP's new Editor-in-Chief Ravi Agrawal speaks with U.S. climate envoy John Kerry about strategies for reducing global carbon emissions. ... Show More

27m 51s

Jul 2021

Biden’s battle to solve the climate crisis: Politics Weekly Extra

Last December, a month before his inauguration, Biden announced he was naming former secretary of state John Kerry as the first ever presidential envoy for climate as part of his plan to deal with the crisis. Joan E Greve talks to Oliver Milman about what Biden’s climate change p ... Show More

23m 20s

Dec 2020

John Kerry: Restoring American Credibility On Climate Change 'Not So Simple'

In his first round of interviews since President-elect Joe Biden announced John Kerry would be his special envoy for climate, the former Secretary of State tells NPR why restoring American credibility on climate issues will be a key challenge for the Biden administration. Kerry s ... Show More

14m 46s

Nov 2021

Biden Says The US Has Gotten Serious About Climate

President Biden continues his travel this week in Scotland, where he is attending the United Nations climate conference, COP26. Despite trouble passing his climate change proposals at home, Biden told the gathering of world leaders that the U.S. will become a net-zero emissions e ... Show More

14m 38s

Jul 2021

GR: US China Relations With Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd

How the Biden administration steers the relationship between Washington and Beijing could have more impact on the rest of the world than just about any other American policy in the coming years.On this episode of Global Reboot, FP Editor in Chief Ravi Agrawal interviews former Pr ... Show More

23m 30s

Apr 2023

John Kerry on the Climate Crisis

A recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sounded the alarm once again that the time to act is now if the global community hopes to limit the effects of climate change. But is there sufficient political will across countries to implement the necessary polic ... Show More

43m 12s

Apr 2021

Climate Diplomacy on the World Stage

This week, global leaders gathered virtually for President Biden’s Earth Day climate summit, putting the President’s commitment to climate diplomacy in sharp focus. Today, CNN National Security Correspondent Kylie Atwood explains how the administration tried to use this summit to ... Show More

9m 59s

Mar 2022

Climate of fear: the IPCC’s new report

A new report shows that climate change is already causing widespread, tangible damage, and argues that adaptation is now as important as mitigation. A once-promising candidate for the French presidency sees her campaign sputter. And why America needs to shore up the postal servic ... Show More

24m 53s

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Clim...