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France's Yellow Vest Protests Explained

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The Economist’s Sophie Pedder and Benjamin Haddad of the Atlantic Council explain what political demonstrations in Paris and beyond mean for French President Emmanuel Macron, for France, and for Europe.

Yellow vest demonstrations in Paris, Eiffel Tower stands in the background
Norbu Gyachung
Global Politics

Admiral John Richardson on China, Russia, and the Future of the US Navy

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Admiral John Richardson, Chief of Naval Operations, explains China's growing global ambitions and Russia's troublesome actions in the Mediterranean and North Atlantic.

Navy's aircraft carrier, Ronald Reagan in the Philippine Sea
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Defense and Security

Venezuela's Two Presidents

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Peter Schechter and Cecile Shea join this week’s Deep Dish podcast to discuss varying opinions on Venezuela’s two leaders, Juan Guaidó and Nicolás Maduro.

Rally for President Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela
Luis Carlos Diaz
Global Politics

China's Slow Growth and America's Missing Trade Deal

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Global economics expert Phil Levy joins this week's Deep Dish podcast to explain what's going on between the US and China, and how lessons from the US shutdown might help explain what will happen next.

President Xi Jinping
Michel Temer
Global Economy

The New US-Syria Policy

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Former US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford and Tamara Cofman Wittes, former deputy assistant secretary of state for near east affairs, join the Deep Dish podcast to dissect the implications of the withdrawal from Syria for US-Syria policy.

Children gather around a U.S. tactical vehicle in Syria
Staff Sgt. Timothy Koster
Defense and Security

US Presidential Power and Its Limits

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Harold Hongju Koh, former Legal Adviser at the US State Department, joins Council President Ivo Daalder and Brian Hanson to discuss Koh's new book, The Trump Administration and International Law.

The White House in Washington, DC
Tabrez Syed
Global Politics

Chinese Cyber Attacks and Industrial Espionage

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Lesley Carhart and Adam Segal join Brian Hanson to discuss international cyber space.

A map of China is seen through a magnifying glass on a computer screen showing binary digits
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The War in Yemen

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Gregory Johnsen and Brian Hanson discuss US involvement in Yemen.

Boys demonstrate outside the offices of the United Nations in Sanaa, Yemen to denounce last weeks air strike that killed dozens including children in the northwestern province of Saada
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The Russia-Ukraine Clash Reveals Putin's Mediterranean Strategy

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Tony Chavez, and Council President Ivo Daalder join Brian Hanson to discuss the Russia-Ukraine dispute

Vladimir Putin talks to Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak and head of the Federal Road Agency Roman Starovoit as they inspect a transport passage across the Kerch Strait.
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Stephen Walt's Guide to Realism

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Harvard University's Stephen M. Walt joins Deep Dish to explain America's foreign policy failures since the end of the Cold War.

Firdos Square in Baghdad
Larisa Epatko
US Foreign Policy