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 Welcome to This Week. The winner of the Iranian election on Friday is all but predetermined: Ebrahim Raisi, a favorite of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But what will new leadership in Iran mean for the country’s politics? What will it mean for regional dynamics? And what are the implications for negotiations over a nuclear deal with the United States and Europe? On June 17 at 11 a.m. EDT, join FP’s editor in chief, Ravi Agrawal, for an FP Live call with Iran experts Dina Esfandiary of the International Crisis Group and Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment to find out. FP Live calls are available to premium and Insider subscribers. Subscribe today. Next, check out the latest season of Course Correction, a podcast about the most polarizing issues of our time. In the series, a podcast from Doha Debates with production assistance from Foreign Policy, host Nelufar Hedayat talks with people whose opinions are very different from her own. For the final episode of season two, Hedayat considers how the plight of refugees can be more effectively framed to change hearts, minds, and government policies. She speaks with refugee advocates David Miliband and Melanie Nezer as well as Gillian Triggs, the assistant high commissioner for protection in the office of the U.N’s High Commissioner for Refugees. Lastly, is trickle-down economics dead? In an FP Deep Dive, Michael Hirsh reports that U.S. President Joe Biden’s proposed $6 trillion budget proposal will cast the ruling doctrine of the past 40 years onto history’s ash heap. Thank you for reading. UPCOMING EVENTS
Iran Votes: What the election means for Tehran and the world Thursday, June 17 | 11 a.m. EDT Join us to discuss Iran’s presidential election. Experts say the winner of the Iranian election on Friday is all but predetermined: Ebrahim Raisi, a favorite of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But what will new leadership in Iran mean for the country’s politics? What will it mean for regional dynamics? And what implications will there be for negotiations over a nuclear deal with the United States and Europe? Join FP’s editor in chief, Ravi Agrawal, for an FP Live call with Iran experts Dina Esfandiary and Karim Sadjadpour to find out. FP Live calls are available to premium and Insider subscribers. Subscribe today. PODCASTS Course Correction Produced by Doha Debates The final episode takes a look at refugees and the fight against populist rhetoric. In the second season of Course Correction, host Nelufar Hedayat is taking on a new challenge: listening to people she disagrees with. Each episode addresses one polarizing issue, and Hedayat will engage with people whose opinions are very different from her own—and try to keep an open mind. Guests this season include the “godfather of fake news,” a Swedish doctor who opposes lockdowns, a former head of state, and a French lawmaker who thinks it’s an act of feminism to tell women they can’t wear the hijab. Violence, unrest, and the coronavirus pandemic have displaced an unprecedented number of people globally. Yet instead of offering shelter to refugees, many countries use populist rhetoric to excuse their global responsibility and reject those in need. In the final episode of season two, Hedayat speaks with refugee advocates about what can be done to change hearts, minds, and government policies. The final episode as well as all of seasons one and two are available to stream or download wherever you listen to your podcasts. FP DEEP DIVE The Bidenomics Revolution By Michael Hirsh Biden has embraced his ambitious plans for reorienting the U.S. economy. In a May 27 speech at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland outlining his $6 trillion budget proposal, Biden talked about “creating a new paradigm”: resurrecting the United States’ beleaguered underclass with a combination of major education, health care, and tax proposals and a new brand of industrial policy and economic nationalism that will eventually propel the United States past China and other rising competitors. If he is able to follow through on this plan—by no means a given—the president will cast onto history’s ash heap the ruling doctrine of the past 40 years: Reaganomics or “trickle-down economics.” Read FP senior correspondent and deputy news editor Michael Hirsh’s deep dive on Biden’s economic program. Partner With Us Contact Andrew Sollinger at andrew.sollinger@foreignpolicy.com today. |
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