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Where Americans Stand as Russia-Ukraine War Hits One Year

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NewsNation
Dina Smeltz

Senior Fellow Dina Smeltz joins NewsNation to break down recent polling.

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The Consequences of Downing China's Spy Balloon

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WTTW Chicago Tonight
Craig Kafura

Is China's spy balloon a wakeup call for closer monitoring of US airspace? Craig Kafura explores the answer with Brandis Friedman and Ian Hurd.

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The US Has No Good Options for How to Approach China

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Moving forward, Washington can either oppose, embrace, or ignore Beijing, Paul Poast writes.

Joe Biden speaks virtually with Xi Jinping from the White House
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Haiti Is on the Brink of State Failure

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Foreign Policy
Robert Muggah

The underlying drivers of Haiti's woes are complex, but criminal gangs and political and economic corruption have made the country's plight worse.

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Consequences of Putin's War Go Beyond Its Implications for Russia

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

"While the war itself has proven disastrous for Moscow, the geopolitical outcome for Russia is, if anything, even worse," writes Ivo Daalder.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sits at a desk on February 15, 2023.
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Chinese Spy Balloon Pops Prospects for US-China Rapprochement

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The National Interest
Paul Heer

The incident reflects the emerging adversarial pathology of US-China relations, which is increasingly obstructing any efforts at mutual understanding, Paul Heer writes.

Antony Blinken speaks in front of US and Chinese flags
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Evaluating the US Response to China's Balloon

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Sirius XM The Briefing
Bruce Jentleson

"Chinese satellites fly over the United States every day," Nonresident Senior Fellow Bruce Jentleson tells Steve Scully. "That doesn't make a headline the way a balloon does."

Sailors recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach
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BRICS Is Aiding and Abetting Russia's War in Ukraine

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

in one way or another, bloc members are lending support to Moscow at a time when it has been largely cut off from the Western world, Paul Poast writes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the 14th BRICS Summit
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Is China Really Scarier Than Zuckerberg?

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The Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

“The risk with TikTok is real, but American social media companies pose real risk, too,” writes Elizabeth Shackelford in the Chicago Tribune.

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Lee Jae-Myung Could Make Strong Push for Presidency if He Can Overcome Scandals

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NK News
Karl Friedhoff

"Early poll suggests South Koreans prefer Democratic leader as next peastolitical leader, but caveats abound," writes Marshall M. Bouton Fellow Karl Friedhoff.

Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung address a speech during the denunciation of dictatorship of the Yoon Suk-yeol regime
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