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Why Did Iran's Ali Khamenei Oust a Loyal Intelligence Head?

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Foreign Policy
Saeid Golkar

"Hossein Taeb’s sudden removal from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is part of a wider project to install a new generation of zealots," writes Saeid Golkar.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, on February 17, 2022.
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Global Politics

The Quad Mourns Shinzo Abe

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NBC
Cécile Shea

On NOW Tonight with Joshua Johnson, Cécile Shea shares her thoughts on Shinzo Abe's assassination and what it means for the world.

Cécile Shea in an interview on NBC on July 8, 2022. Global Politics

The BRICS Summit Isn't Just A "Talk Shop" Anymore

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"In several ways, the BRICS summit may have been more significant than the G-7 meeting," argues Paul Poast.

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the BRICS Summit.
Reuters
Global Politics

Fighting Hunger: Then and Now with Catherine Bertini

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Kofi Annan Foundation
Catherine Bertini

Distinguished Fellow Catherine Bertini discusses how she worked with Kofi Annan to fight hunger and malnutrition around the world in episode four of Kofi Time.

Fighting Hunger: Then and Now with Catherine Bertini on Kofi Time
Kofi Annan Foundation
Food and Agriculture

The 2022 Madrid NATO Summit with Ivo Daalder and Doug Lute

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The Center for New American Security
Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo Daalder joins Doug Lute, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, and Jim Townsend to discuss last week's NATO summit.

Heads of State stand for a photo at the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain.
Reuters
Global Politics

South Korea Blasts off into Space without Clear Vision

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NK News: SK Pro
Karl Friedhoff

"Despite ambitions to explore final frontier, Seoul’s investment into its space program lags far behind," writes Karl Friedhoff.

South Korea launches their domestic space rocket Nuri on June 21, 2022, from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province.
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Defense and Security

Peru's Rainforest Threatened by Ecosystem of Environment Crime

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Mongabay
Robert Muggah

Robert Muggah explores how "a flourishing ecosystem of criminal groups is busy sacking the forest and rivers for cash and power" in the Peruvian Amazon.

An aerial view of the bridge Integracion on the Peru-Brazil border in the Amazon jungle of Madre de Dios
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Climate and the Environment

Analysis of NATO Summit in Madrid with Ivo Daalder

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Bloomberg
Ivo H. Daalder

Council President Ivo Daalder joins Bloomberg's David Westin on the Balance of Power Podcast to discuss last week's NATO summit in Madrid.

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the NATO Madrid Summit.
Reuters
Defense and Security

The Supreme Court Is Damaging America's International Standing

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

By overturning Roe v. Wade last week, Paul Poast argues that the Supreme Court is undermining America's international standing in World Politics Review.

An image of the American flag being ripped in two.
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Global Politics

America Is Leading the World Backward

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Chicago Tribune
Coauthors

“A series of radical rulings makes America’s exhortations about promoting democracy ring hollow,” write Senior Fellows Elizabeth Shackelford and Dina Smeltz.

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