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As Henry Kissinger Turns 100, His Hideous Legacy Still Haunts Our Role in the World

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

"His national security choices helped destabilize and destroy parts of the world that have still not recovered, and many lives in the process," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

Henry Kissinger sits at a table
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US Foreign Policy

Bratislava Bits: Global (Un)Alignment

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GLOBESEC
Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo Daalder speaks with Roger Hilton about alliances, de-dollarization, sanctions, and relations with China at the GLOBSEC Bratislava Forum.

 Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg took part in the GLOBSEC 2023 Forum in Bratislava.
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US Foreign Policy

Beware China's Salami Tactics in Taiwan

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

"An outright invasion is currently the least likely contingency," writes Council President Ivo Daalder for Politico.

Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) during a routine patrol in the Taiwan Strait at sunset.
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Defense and Security

Artificial Intelligence Will Entrench Global Inequality

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Foreign Policy
Robert Muggah

“Unmitigated AI could deepen social, economic, and digital cleavages between and within countries,” warns Robert Muggah with Ilona Szabó.

Icon for Chat GPT on a phone home screen.
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Tech and Science

The Signs of the Multipolar World Are All around Us

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

The debate over whether the world is now multipolar goes to the heart of understanding how and why political events unfold globally, Paul Poast writes.

U.S. President Joe Biden is seated with Chinese President Xi Jinping for a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting
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Global Politics

Latin America's Crime Surge is Fueled by Cocaine Production

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Small Wars Journal
Robert Muggah

Many Latin American and Caribbean countries are in the grip of a crime epidemic as international drug trafficking surges with cocaine production.

Colombian victims of drug trafficking violence
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Defense and Security

The US Should Welcome Immigrants with Open Arms—and Open Borders

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Expanded immigration is vital to the United States’ future as a major power," Paul Poast writes.

American and California state flags fly behind the US-Mexico border wall
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Migration

Turkey and the Power of Controlling the Narrative

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

"Let Turkey’s election be a reminder that a free vote means little in the face of a false narrative," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

Youngsters stand next to giant election billboard of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Global Politics

Paths to New Prosperity and a Better Politics in Democracies

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Our Towns Civic Foundation
John Austin

Transatlantic leaders can share ideas, tools, and strategies to help bridge economic divides between struggling heartland communities and thriving cities.

Site of Ohio Intel factory
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Global Cities

The Geopolitics of Biden's G7 Trip

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Sirius XM The Briefing
Craig Kafura

As world leaders meet in Japan, they are likely to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine, tensions in the Taiwan Strait, and economic coercion from China, Craig Kafura tells Steve Scully.

President Joe Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
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