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Will NATO's Vilnius Summit Advance Ukraine’s Victory?

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Deep State Radio
Ivo H. Daalder

NATO should focus its attention on the problem right next door, not on China, argues Council CEO Ivo Daalder.

Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, pose in front of their respective flags, a soldier at left.
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Defense and Security

How to Ensure a Strong, Independent Ukraine

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

NATO "no longer has the luxury of ignoring the how and when" of Ukraine joining, argues Council CEO Ivo Daalder.

NATO leaders attend working dinner, viewed at the end of a table with white tablecloth and yellow centerpieces.
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Defense and Security

Ignoring the Humanity of Migrants Won't Fix Migration Problems

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

“A policy of keeping migrants away from European shores at any cost has also cost Europe its credibility,” writes Elizabeth Shackelford.

Migrants and refugees arrive by dinghy after crossing from Turkey to the island of Lesbos, Greece.
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Migration

We Have Reached the Point of Maximum Russian Danger

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POLITICO
Ivo H. Daalder

"Putin still retains the ultimate option—using a nuclear weapon," warns Ivo Daalder in POLITICO.

Members of the Wagner Group military company load their tank onto a truck on a street in Rostov-on-Don
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Defense and Security

How Wagner's Rebellion Impacts Support for Ukraine

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MSNBC: Inside with Jen Psaki
Ivo H. Daalder

Does Prigozhin's mutiny underscore an essential weakness for Vladimir Putin? Council President Ivo Daalder weighs in with Jen Psaki on MSNBC.

Screenshot of Jen Psaki at left wearing green and gesturing and Ivo Daalder at right in front of beige hotel room with red cushion. US Foreign Policy

Sarah Gilbert Named New Council President

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WBEZ
Sarah Gilbert

Sarah Gilbert's role is to help Council's audiences "navigate the world and shape it to be the place they want to live in," she tells WBEZ.

Council board chair John Ettelson and Council President Sarah Gilbert Global Cities

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Names New President

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Crain's Chicago Business
Coauthors

"Within a year, Gilbert has already flexed her media-savvy skills," writes Brandon Dupré of the Council's new president.

Sarah Gilbert stands with three members of the Council board including John Ettelson near blue background and two TV monitors. Global Economy

Internal Military Rift in Russia

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MSNBC
Ivo H. Daalder

"We need to be very clear that there will be truly serious consequences if [Putin] escalates this conflict," Council President Ivo Daalder tells Alicia Menendez.

Screenshot of Ivo Daalder at right speaking on MSNBC next to footage of Putin at left. US Foreign Policy

Big Tech Won't Run the World

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"The influence exercised by corporations in the global economy should not be conflated with power in the international system," Paul Poast writes.

Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill
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Tech and Science

Blinken Says He Warned China about Military, Intel Activities in Cuba

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VOA
Paul Heer

China's actions in Cuba reflect its increased parity with the United States on the world stage, argues Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer.

Paul Heer on Zoom speaking to VOA with bookshelf in the background and a white wall. Defense and Security