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Kashmir Is the 72-Year 'Wound' between India and Pakistan

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Bloomberg's Nisid Hajari and Paul Staniland of the University of Chicago join Deep Dish to discuss how the decision to revoke Kashmir's special autonomy has once again torn open tensions between India and Pakistan.

Demonstrators protest the scrapping of the special constitutional status in Kashmir by the Indian government, outside the Indian High Commission in London
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Japan-South Korea Feud Threatens Regional Stability and Security

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Alexis Dudden of the University of Connecticut and the Council’s Karl Friedhoff join Deep Dish to discuss the bad blood between Japan and South Korea.

South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha meets with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Abe's official residence in Tokyo
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Why Tunisia Is the Epicenter of Arab Democracy

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Sarah Yerkes and Gordon Gray join Deep Dish to discuss why Tunisia is the epicenter of Arab Democracy.

Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui greets supporters from a car during an election campaign event.
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Does the United Nations Do Anything Useful?

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Catherine Bertini and Thomas G. Weiss join Deep Dish to discuss the future of the United Nations and why the United States should lead its renewal.

Flags outside the United Nations
Mat Reding
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Iran Reacts to US Sanctions—with Echoes of Run-up to Pearl Harbor

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University of Chicago's Robert Pape and George Mason University's Ellen Laison join this week's Deep Dish to discuss what is at stake with Iran.

An Iranian Shahed 171 drone dropping a bomb as part of a military exercise in the Gulf, in Iran, in this undated handout photo.
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Lionel Barber on Interviewing Putin about Risk and Power

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Financial Times  editor Lionel Barber joins Council President Ivo Daalder and  Deep Dish  host Brian Hanson to discuss what the Russian president revealed about his worldview.

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Sudan Could Be 'Worse Than the Syrian Civil War'

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Former US envoy to Sudan, Andrew Natsios, joins Deep Dish to explain what is going on in Sudan and why it matters.

Sudanese soldiers stand guard around armored military vehicles as demonstrators continue their protest against the regime near the army headquarters in Khartoum.
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What China Really Wants at Home and Abroad

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Jessica Chen Weiss, author of an intriguing new essay in Foreign Affairs, and Ali Wyne of the RAND Corporation join Deep Dish to discuss China’s vulnerabilities, including the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.

Two million people gathered to protest in Hong Kong
Mason Yim
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What Can Mexico Really Do About Migration?

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Earl Anthony Wayne, a former US ambassador to Mexico, joins Deep Dish to discuss what can realistically be done about migrants.

People wait in line at the US-Mexico border.
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Douglas Lute and Nicholas Burns on NATO's Crisis

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Two former US ambassadors to NATO join Deep Dish to explain why NATO is currently facing a critical situation and what can be done about it.

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