Foreign Policy live event

Foreign Policy scheduled a live discussion on Iran’s future for Wednesday, April 22, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern, with Carnegie Endowment fellow Karim Sadjadpour joining editor in chief Ravi Agrawal. (foreignpolicy.com) The event page says the session will examine a cease-fire between Iran and the United States that had been set to expire on April 21, as well as negotiations over what Foreign Policy calls a “postwar” Iranian regime. It also asks whether Iran can withstand more strikes while its ports face a blockade. (foreignpolicy.com) Sadjadpour is listed by Foreign Policy as a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, an adviser to the Aspen Institute’s Congressional Program on the Middle East, and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. Agrawal has led Foreign Policy since 2018 after more than a decade at CNN, including as New Delhi bureau chief. (foreignpolicy.com) Foreign Policy’s framing reflects how quickly its Iran coverage has shifted in April. On April 1, the magazine published a Q&A arguing that Iran’s new leaders were “more radical and less risk-averse” than their predecessors, and in recent weeks it has run separate FP Live sessions on Iran’s war planning, the aftermath of attacks on Iran, and the risk of U.S.-Iran escalation. (foreignpolicy.com 1) (foreignpolicy.com 2) (foreignpolicy.com 3) (foreignpolicy.com 4) That run of programming shows Foreign Policy treating Iran not as a single breaking-news event but as an ongoing regional and global story tied to leadership succession, military pressure, shipping disruptions, and oil prices. A separate FP Live event scheduled for April 28 focuses on the International Monetary Fund’s warning that the Iran war and the oil shock have darkened the outlook for global growth. (foreignpolicy.com) The session also fits Foreign Policy’s broader FP Live model. The publication describes FP Live as its forum for live journalism, says the interviews are open to all to watch live, and reserves question submissions and on-demand access to parts of the archive for subscribers. (foreignpolicy.com 1) (foreignpolicy.com 2) Foreign Policy has used that format for Iran before, including a session seven months ago with former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on how damaged Iran was after an earlier war with Israel and what alliances Tehran might seek next. That history gives the April 22 event a clear place in a longer-running series of Iran briefings rather than a one-off panel. (foreignpolicy.com) By Wednesday morning, the immediate question was no longer whether Foreign Policy would spotlight Iran, but how it would define what comes after the latest cease-fire deadline. The answer, according to the event page, was set to come in a live interview built around Iran’s leadership, military resilience, and the shape of the regime that emerges next. (foreignpolicy.com)