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 achieved so much, human rights have regressed in many countries—including some of the wealthier ones. Why is that and what can people do about it? Those are two of the questions that came up in FP Editor in Chief Ravi Agraw...
Aug 16, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Analysts who study governance around the world have been warning for years that democracy is in decline, both in quality and quantity. Fewer countries can legitimately claim to be democracies. Among those that can, many are less democratic than they were just a few years ago. This week on Global Reboot , Foreign Policy ’s editor in chief, Ravi Agrawal, discusses the issue with Hélène Landemore, a political scientist at Yale University. Landemore has written widely about the crisis plaguing repre...
Aug 09, 2022•26 min•Season 2Ep. 5
The climate and deficit reduction package that Democratic lawmakers agreed on last week earmarks some $370 billion dollars for much-needed energy and climate spending. That figure marks a victory for President Joe Biden and his climate initiative. But in the broader battle against climate change, the spending is just a tiny fraction of what’s needed. In fact, many experts now believe that finding the money to fix the problem of rising temperatures around the world is going to be a bigger challen...
Aug 02, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Six months ago, the food crisis around the world was dire. A combination of the coronavirus pandemic, supply chain issues, and extreme weather had compounded an already difficult problem. Then Russia invaded Ukraine and the situation became a whole lot worse. On this episode of Global Reboot, Foreign Policy ’s editor in chief, Ravi Agrawal, discusses ways to address global food insecurity with Ertharin Cousin, the founder and CEO of Food Systems for the Future. Cousin was previously the executiv...
Jul 26, 2022•21 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Philippine authorities have arrested journalist Maria Ressa 10 times in the past two years. They’ve been threatening for years to shut down the media organization she runs, Rappler . And yet, even as the government in Manila becomes more repressive, Ressa has managed to produce some of the most probing and engaging journalism coming out of the Philippines. Last year, she received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work. On the latest episode of Global Reboot , Foreign Policy ’s editor in chief, Ravi ...
Jul 19, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Hello, listeners! Welcome back to Global Reboot , where we look at some of the world’s biggest problems and discuss new ways to address them. Our host, Foreign Policy editor in chief Ravi Agrawal, begins the season by sitting down with Ian Bremmer, a political risk analyst and host of GZERO World , to discuss not one but three major global crises facing humanity in the 21st century. Bremmer’s new book is called, fittingly, The Power of Crisis: How Three Threats—and Our Response—Will Change the W...
Jul 12, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 1
A new season of Global Reboot is coming to you on July 12. Foreign Policy magazine’s Editor in Chief Ravi Agrawal is joined by some of the smartest thinkers and policy makers of our time to identify solutions to the world’s biggest challenges. The show is produced in partnership with the Doha Forum. Listen to season two of Global Reboot wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 28, 2022•2 min
Last year’s Black Lives Matter protests seemed to be an awakening for some, but for many black and brown communities it exposed a truth that has always been painfully clear. On this episode of Global Reboot , Foreign Policy Editor in Chief Ravi Agrawal interviews Dr. Bernice King on how to ensure racial justice in a post-COVID world. Global Reboot is a FP Partner Podcast with the Doha Forum. We want to hear from you! To fill out our 2021 listener survey, go to survey.fan/foreignpolicy.com Learn ...
Jul 14, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 8
On this episode of Global Reboot , FP Editor in Chief Ravi Agrawal interviews author Rachel Vogelstein on how to ensure gender equity in a post-COVID world. Global Reboot is a FP Partner Podcast with the Doha Forum. We want to hear from you! To fill out our 2021 listener survey, go to survey.fan/foreignpolicy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jul 07, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 7
On this episode of Global Reboot , FP Editor in Chief Ravi Agrawal interviews authors and scholars Irshad Manji and Shadi Hamid on how to prevent Islamophobia around the world. Global Reboot is a FP Partner Podcast with the Doha Forum. We want to hear from you! To fill out our 2021 listener survey, go to survey.fan/foreignpolicy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 30, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 6
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 Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd on the U.S. - China relationship. Rudd is also a fluent mandarin speaker, and one of the world’s pre-eminent China scholars. Global Reboot is a FP Partner Podcast with the Doha Foru...
Jun 23, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Behind every protest, and every election debate around the world, an underlying theme seems to be rising anger about inequality, and a sense that capitalism itself is broken. But what can be done to fix it? What can societies do to reverse some of its inherent problems? And how should this inform governments and policymakers as they shape the recovery from the pandemic. On this episode of Global Reboot , FP Editor in Chief Ravi Agrawal interviews Mariana Mazzucato, a Professor at University Coll...
Jun 16, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 4
On this episode of Global Reboot , FP Editor in Chief Ravi Agrawal interviews Marietje Schaake, former Member of the EU Parliament, and Vivian Schiller, former President and CEO of NPR as well as the former Head of News at Twitter, on Big Tech's expansive role in our civic lives. Is high-tech a tool to further democratization or for greater oppression? And what solutions should be considered as governments look to regulate big tech? Global Reboot is a FP Partner Podcast with the Doha Forum. Lear...
Jun 09, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 3
On this episode of Global Reboot , FP Editor-in-Chief Ravi Agrawal interviews Dr. Ashish Jha and Dr. Hanan Abdul Rahim on how COVID-19 will shape health care systems in the future. What lessons have we learned on how to respond to global health challenges and what can we do to prepare for the next pandemic? Global Reboot is a FP Partner Podcast with the Doha Forum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 02, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 2
On this episode of Global Reboot, FP's Editor-in-Chief Ravi Agrawal interviews U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry about how the new Biden Administration is addressing climate change. Global Reboot is a FP Partner Podcast with the Doha Forum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 26, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 1
