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Washington's Deep Defense Pockets Somehow Aren't Deep Enough

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"The US defense industry faces real challenges in its ability to actually produce weapons in a timely fashion," Paul Poast writes.

President Joe Biden speaks on security assistance to Ukraine during a visit to the Lockheed Martin Pike County Operations facility
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US Foreign Policy

Kansas Ag Leaders Address Concerns over Lack of New Farm Bill

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KWCH 12 News
Dan Glickman

Distinguished Fellow Dan Glickman, former US secretary of agriculture, says he has little worry about the status of the farm bill.

Farmer harvesting on a tractor in a field in Kansas.
K-State Research and Extension
Food and Agriculture

Calls Grow for a Ceasefire, Humanitarian Pause in Gaza

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NPR Morning Edition
Ivo H. Daalder

"A ceasefire, which the US also does not support, would mean that the military phase of the conflict is over," says Ivo Daalder.

A woman holds a "Ceasefire Now," sign during a pro-Palestinian rally and march, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Seattle.
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US Foreign Policy

Anger and Grief Aren't a Sound Basis for Effective Strategy for Israel

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

"The trains have already collided. And the remaining question is whether the region will now explode," writes Ivo Daalder.

The Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on November 5, 2023.
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US Foreign Policy

Blinken Reaffirms US Opposition to Cease-fire

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CNN
Ivo H. Daalder

"What is happening on the ground in Gaza is changing the narrative in an important way," Ivo Daalder tells CNN's Julia Chatterley.

Screen shot of CNN's Julia Chatterly, left, speaking with Ivo Daalder, right. US Foreign Policy

It Will Take More Than Two States to End the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Adopting a multistate solution would make it easier for Israel to gain the regional and international support required to pacify Hamas," Paul Poast argues.

A man sits on the rubble as others wander among the debris of buildings that were targeted by Israeli airstrikes in Jabaliya refugee camp
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Global Politics

What Americans Think about the US Role in the World and Why It Matters

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

"Public opinion is still an important form of accountability," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walks with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
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America's Role in Foreign Wars

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The Middle with Jeremy Hobson
Elizabeth Shackelford

Elizabeth Shackelford weighs in on how the United States might respond to conflicts in Israel, Gaza, and Ukraine.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the war between Israel and Hamas
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US Foreign Policy

Washington's Willful Blind Spot on China

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The National Interest
Paul Heer

The biggest obstacle to American understanding of China appears to be Washington’s seeming determination to misunderstand it, Paul Heer argues.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi
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US Foreign Policy

Still Unanswered: Who Runs Gaza after Israel's Invasion

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MSNBC: American Voices
Ivo H. Daalder

"Once you start down this road, you better know where it's going to end," Ivo Daalder says with Alicia Menendez.

Screenshot of Ivo Daalder (right) with red background caption below, video of Israeli military truck in Gaza at right. Defense and Security