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Iran Protests: Supreme Leader Finally Speaks

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BBC World Service
Saeid Golkar

"I don't think he's trying to apologize or recognize any fault of the Islamic Republic... if he goes back one step, the revolution will come two steps forward."

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attending a graduation ceremony at the police academy in Tehran, Iran on October 3, 2022
Reuters
Global Politics

Disinformation Casts a Shadow over Brazilian Presidential Elections

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Open Democracy
Robert Muggah

"Rumors, lies and misinformation played a decisive role in the first round, and they will play an even greater role in the second," writes Robert Muggah.

Brazil's President and candidate for re-election Jair Bolsonaro at a news conference at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil on October 4, 2022
Reuters
Global Politics

Why Yoon Suk-Yeol's Failings at Home Hamstring His Foreign Policy

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NK News
Karl Friedhoff

Two weeks after his "much-derided" trip abroad, Yoon Suk-yeol continues to hemorrhage public support, writes Karl Friedhoff.

Yoon Suk-yeol at his seat during the first day of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., on September 20, 2022
Reuters
Global Politics

Russian Forces Retreat from Lyman

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CNN International
Ivo H. Daalder

Putin “has not learned the first law of holes, which is that if you're in one you stop digging,” Ivo Daalder tells CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield.

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The Coming War of Economic Attrition between Russia and the West

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UN Dispatch
Bruce Jentleson

Bruce Jentleson joins the Global Dispatches Podcast to discuss what have the sanctions against Russia have accomplished, and what they could possibly lead to.

U.S. President Joe Biden announces new actions against Russia for its war on Ukraine on March 11, 2022.
Reuters
Global Economy

The UN Security Council Doesn't Need Reforming

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

While calls for reform are understandable, they are not going to happen—nor should they, Paul Poast argues.

US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a UN Security Council Meeting Global Politics

Why Local Leaders Need to Support Microbusinesses

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Brookings
John Austin

Microbusinesses boomed during the pandemic. Now, John Austin makes the case for why local leaders need to support them.

A man and a woman looking and pointing at a computer. Global Economy

2022 Task Force Report Webinar

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Vimeo
Coauthors

The Task Force on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health presents their 2022 Report.

A person harvests rhubarb from a garden.
Jonathan Kemper
Food and Agriculture

Iran Security Forces Clash with Protesters

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Reuters
Saeid Golkar

Saeid Golkar speaks with Reuters about the protests in Iran and calls upon the entire world to support Iranians "as you are supporting Ukraine."

Saeid Golkar speaks with Reuters. Global Politics

Violent Protests in Iran Demonstrate Longer Fight

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WGN Chicago
Saeid Golkar

"Iranians have protested several times against the Islamic Republic, and every time they have been silenced, every time they have been repressed, brutally."

Saeid Golkar speaks with WGN. Global Politics