Foreign Policy Live

North Korea and Iran are fascinating countries for many reasons, but also because they're part of an emerging alliance of autocracies. China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are increasingly helping each other out in a range of global hotspots, often stymieing U.S. interests. But what is their end goal? FP Live asks Barbara Slavin, an Iran expert at the Stimson Center, and Chung Min Lee, a Korea expert at the Carnegie Endowment. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):Daniel R. DePetris and Jennifer Kavanagh: The ‘Axis of Evil’ Is Overhyped [https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/14/russia-china-iran-north-korea-axis-evil-cooperation/?tpcc=fp_live] Robbie Gramer: Looks Like ‘Axis of Evil’ Is Back on the Menu [https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/29/axis-of-evil-russia-china-iran-north-korea-bush-era/?tpcc=fp_live] The Economist: A new “quartet of chaos” threatens America [https://www.economist.com/international/2024/09/22/a-new-quartet-of-chaos-threatens-america] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas launched a brutal attack on Israel and set in motion a new cycle of violence that has rocked the Middle East. Aaron David Miller, a former Middle East advisor to both Republican and Democratic secretaries of state, joins FP Live to look back—and ahead.  Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Aaron David Miller and Steven Simon: Oct. 7 Changed Everything–but What if It Didn’t? [https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/28/oct-7-changed-everything-but-what-if-it-didnt/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=b2N0LTctY2hhbmdlZC1ldmVyeXRoaW5nLWJ1dC13aGF0LWlmLWl0LWRpZG50&pid=CW3657086] Aaron David Miller and Lauren Morgenbesser: Don’t Blame Biden for the Yearlong War in Gaza [https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/02/gaza-israel-hamas-war-anniversary-biden-united-states-leverage/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=Z2F6YS1pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtd2FyLWFubml2ZXJzYXJ5LWJpZGVuLXVuaXRlZC1zdGF0ZXMtbGV2ZXJhZ2U=&pid=CW3657086] FP’s Oct. 7 Roundup: Is the Israel-Hamas War Closer to Its Beginning or Its End? [https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/03/israel-gaza-hamas-war-netanyahu-biden/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=aXNyYWVsLWdhemEtaGFtYXMtd2FyLW5ldGFueWFodS1iaWRlbg==&pid=CW3657086] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Unrest, even violence, could be a concern heading into the U.S. presidential election in November. What should be done to strengthen the nation’s democratic institutions? And what lessons can be learned from other countries facing similar challenges? Author and political scientist Barbara Walter joins FP Live to share her findings from her research on civil wars around the world. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Transcript: Could Civil War Erupt in America? [https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/29/barbara-f-walter-civil-war-united-states/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=YmFyYmFyYS1mLXdhbHRlci1jaXZpbC13YXItdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcw==&pid=PNIESs9hMqnvgec] Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware: How Bad Will Political Violence in the U.S. Get? [https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/28/civil-war-political-violence-u-s-2024-election/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=Y2l2aWwtd2FyLXBvbGl0aWNhbC12aW9sZW5jZS11LXMtMjAyNC1lbGVjdGlvbg==&pid=PNIESs9hMqnvgec] Stephen Marche: Why the U.S. Military Isn’t Ready for Civil War [https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/01/04/american-civil-war-january-6-capitol/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=YW1lcmljYW4tY2l2aWwtd2FyLWphbnVhcnktNi1jYXBpdG9s&pid=PNIESs9hMqnvgec] Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze: What a Real Civil War Would Do to the U.S. Economy [https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/26/what-a-real-civil-war-would-do-to-the-us-economy/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=d2hhdC1hLXJlYWwtY2l2aWwtd2FyLXdvdWxkLWRvLXRvLXRoZS11cy1lY29ub215&pid=PNIESs9hMqnvgec] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

South Africa’s allegations of genocide against Israel at the International Court of Justice draw on the African National Congress’s own long history and views on apartheid. But is Pretoria’s foreign policy consistent across other parts of the world—for example, Russia or Sudan? Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola sits down with Ravi Agrawal to discuss how he’s shaping South Africa’s foreign policy.  Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Nontobeko Hlela: Why South Africa’s Nonalignment Is Here to Stay [https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/11/south-africa-nonalignment-election-coalition-foreign-policy-russia-china/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=c291dGgtYWZyaWNhLW5vbmFsaWdubWVudC1lbGVjdGlvbi1jb2FsaXRpb24tZm9yZWlnbi1wb2xpY3ktcnVzc2lhLWNoaW5h&pid=PNIESs9hMqnvgec] Oliver Stuenkel: BRICS Faces a Reckoning [https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/22/brics-summit-brazil-russia-india-china-south-africa-putin-nonalignment-global-south/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=YnJpY3Mtc3VtbWl0LWJyYXppbC1ydXNzaWEtaW5kaWEtY2hpbmEtc291dGgtYWZyaWNhLXB1dGluLW5vbmFsaWdubWVudC1nbG9iYWwtc291dGg=&pid=PNIESs9hMqnvgec] Chile Eboe-Osuji: South Africa’s ICJ Case Was Too Narrow [https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/02/south-africa-israel-icj-gaza-genocide-hamas/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=c291dGgtYWZyaWNhLWlzcmFlbC1pY2otZ2F6YS1nZW5vY2lkZS1oYW1hcw==&pid=PNIESs9hMqnvgec] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

With the United Nations General Assembly now underway, longtime U.N. watcher Richard Gown joins FP Live to discuss what’s on the agenda for the world leaders in attendance. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Sophie Eisentraut: Can the West Revive Multilateralism? [https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/09/18/global-south-survey-multilateralism-msc-unga/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=Z2xvYmFsLXNvdXRoLXN1cnZleS1tdWx0aWxhdGVyYWxpc20tbXNjLXVuZ2E=&pid=PNIESs9hMqnvgec] Michael Galant and Aude Darnal: Who’s Afraid of the Global South? [https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/14/global-south-united-nations-new-international-economic-order/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=Z2xvYmFsLXNvdXRoLXVuaXRlZC1uYXRpb25zLW5ldy1pbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLWVjb25vbWljLW9yZGVy&pid=PNIESs9hMqnvgec] J. Alex Tarquinio: The U.N. Security Council’s Default Is Deadlock [https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/02/un-security-council-deadlock-gaza-cease-fire-ukraine-russia/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dW4tc2VjdXJpdHktY291bmNpbC1kZWFkbG9jay1nYXphLWNlYXNlLWZpcmUtdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWE=&pid=PNIESs9hMqnvgec] Michael Hirsh: The World Is Leaving Biden Behind [https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/09/24/the-world-is-leaving-biden-behind/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dGhlLXdvcmxkLWlzLWxlYXZpbmctYmlkZW4tYmVoaW5k&pid=PNIESs9hMqnvgec] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]