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What Does America Want from China? A Possible Partner

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Foreign Affairs
Paul Heer

"There is ample evidence that Xi and the CCP are interested in constructive engagement and peaceful coexistence with the United States," Paul Heer writes.

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

Is Russia Winning the War in Ukraine?

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GZERO Media
Ivo H. Daalder

Is it too late for the West to help Ukraine ward off total defeat? Ivo Daalder weighs in on a new episode of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer.

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Biden’s Response to the ICC Undermined His Own Foreign Policy

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

President Biden's dismissive response undercuts his efforts to rebuild the perceived strength of international institutions, Paul Poast argues.

President Joe Biden pauses during a speech
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US Foreign Policy

Israel Has Found the Limit of Its 'Special Relationship' with the US

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

The Biden administration will "not abandon Israel, but it is also tired of being associated with its military incompetence," Paul Poast writes.

President Joe Biden listens as he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in an expanded bilateral meeting
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US Foreign Policy

Biden Withholds Arms from Israel as Fighting Nears Rafah

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WGN 9
Cécile Shea

"I don't believe there's ever been a time where the US has been this public in its criticism and pressure on Israel," says former US diplomat Cécile Shea.

Cecile Shea joins WGN via video US Foreign Policy

What We Don’t Know about Nuclear Deterrence Could Hurt Us

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"The deterrent value of nuclear weapons is unproven and in many ways unprovable, ultimately making them a gamble," Paul Poast argues.

what North Korea says are rocket drills that simulate a nuclear counterattack
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Defense and Security

Republicans and Democrats Don’t Agree on a Single Immigration Policy: Poll

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The Hill
Craig Kafura

New Council-Ipsos polling reveals there is little common ground to be found between the right and left when it comes to immigration policy solutions.

The US-Mexico border wall seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
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Public Opinion

Pro-Palestinian Student Protests Spread from US to Europe

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VOA
Paul Poast

Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast joins VOA to unpack the recent protests against Israel's war in Gaza sweeping college campuses.

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Gaza Ceasefire Talks Continue as Israel Begins Attacks on Rafah

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Fox 32 Chicago
Cécile Shea

Nonresident Senior Fellow Cécile Shea weighs in on the current state of negotiations between Israel and Hamas.

Cecile Shea joins Fox 32 Chicago via video Defense and Security

The 'Responsibility to Protect' Was Doomed to Fail

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

When the states with the power to intervene are also the ones that decide when to use it, it creates the possibility of selective neglect, Paul Poast writes.

A broken US flag in the US Embassy in Tripoli, Libya
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