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Lee Touted South Korea as 'Pacemaker' in US-North Korea Relations—Why That Matters

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Global Insight by Karl Friedhoff

In a meeting with Trump, South Korea’s president named his intention for the nation to serve as the beating heart of diplomatic relations in the region.

US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung sitting in a meeting.
Alex Brandon / AP
US Foreign Policy

Ten Global Affairs Reads of 2024

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Global Insight by Paul Poast

Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast shares his top 10 book recommendations of 2024.

A person wearing a backpack browses shelves at a bookstore.
Darwin Vegher
US Foreign Policy

Can You Get Rid of Forever Chemicals? More Countries are Finding Out

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Global Insight by Hope O'Dell

While many PFAS chemicals are unregulated worldwide, more countries are acting to limit them, since they have been found in soil, water, and even people’s bloodstreams.

An illustration of an egg shaped like a beaker in a frying pan
Elizabeth Sokolich
Tech and Science

Why Are There Logos on Foreign Aid?

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Global Insight by Coauthors

As organizations fight for funding and countries vie for international clout, the “soft power” move behind branded aid is beginning to show.

Collage aid organization logos
Lizzie Sokolich with AP photos
Global Economy

How Much US Land Do China and Other Countries Really Own?

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Global Insight by Coauthors

As of 2021, China owned less than 1% of all foreign-held land in the U.S. Canada, by contrast, held more than the entire area of Vermont and New Hampshire combined.

An illustration of an aerial view of farm land
Lizzie Sokolich
Global Economy

How Could Ramadan Affect the Israel-Hamas War?

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Global Insight by Hope O'Dell

In Israel and the Palestinian territories – and other parts of the world suffering from conflict – the holy month has often correlated with heightened tensions and violence.

Palestinians pray in front of a mosque destroyed by the Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, Gaza Strip
Fatima Shbair / AP
Defense and Security

Jordan fears Israel-Hamas war could reach its borders

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Global Insight by Coauthors

Jordan is seen as a stable country in the Middle East. There are concerns the Israel-Hamas war could change that.

Jordanian children hold a huge kefiyah, a traditional Palestinian scarf.
Raad Adayleh / AP
Global Politics

Is the UN Doing a Good Job? Just 33% of Americans Think So

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Global Insight by Hope O'Dell

The United Nations has been grappling with two global conflicts that it has so far been unable to deescalate – the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war.

U.N. peacekeeper's blue helmet balanced on a weapon in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Dieu Nalio Chery / AP
Defense and Security

What's the 'land-for-peace principle' the US wants the UN court to use?

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Global Insight by Hope O'Dell

The U.S. wants the UN court to use a land for peace framework to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Middle East.

A Palestinian farmer harvests olives
Mohammed Ballas / AP
Global Politics

Israel has Occupied Palestinian Territories Since 1967; UN Court Considers Whether that's Legal

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Global Insight by Hope O'Dell

The United Nations General Assembly has asked the organization’s court to give advice on what legal consequences Israel should face for its decades-long occupation of the Palestinian territories.

British jurist Malcolm Shaw, right, and Gilad Noam, Israel's Deputy Attorney-General for International Affairs attend the session of World Court
Patrick Post / AP
US Foreign Policy