Susan Glasser on What the Midterms Mean for U.S. Foreign Policy

Results are in, and Democrats retook both chambers of Congress in the Nov. 3 U.S. midterms. And with voters focused on the cost of living, foreign policy was an unusually impactful driver at the ballot box: Tariffs have raised the price of everyday goods, and the war with Iran has sent gas prices soaring. How might Democrats use their new power over spending and oversight to challenge Trump’s agenda and his wars abroad in his final two years in office? How will allies and adversaries read the results? Susan Glasser, a staff writer at the New Yorker and former editor in chief of Foreign Policy, joined FP Live to break down what the midterms mean for congressional power and for America’s standing in the world. Watch the interview at ForeignPolicy.com: https://foreignpolicy.com/live/midterm-elections-us-foreign-policy-trump-democrats/ On the go? Listen to FP Live as a podcast at https://link.chtbl.com/foreignpolicylivepodcast or wherever you get your podcasts. FP Live is Foreign Policy's forum for live journalism that brings leading foreign-policy experts and thinkers together to analyze the world's biggest events. Visit http://foreignpolicy.com/live for the full conversation and more live journalism from Foreign Policy. Subscribe to Foreign Policy's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1x_EgZtYkAzVavuONBrLZQ?sub_confirmation=1 Visit http://foreignpolicy.com/ to read the latest global news and analysis from FP. Follow Foreign Policy: X - https://twitter.com/ForeignPolicy Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/foreignpolicymag Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/foreign.policy.magazine/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/foreign-policy-magazine TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignpolicymagazine 0:00 Introduction 1:26 Assessing the election results 3:36 Analyzing Vance's post-election note 5:33 Broader causes of the blue wave 9:57 Corruption and economic concerns 14:25 Future democratic strategy 18:45 Foreign policy implications 23:19 Democratic party dynamics 25:33 The power of inclusivity 26:25 Generational shifts 28:17 Big tech in politics 34:30 Conclusion