Why Big Tech is Betting on the US Midterms

Analysis
by Mallory Knodel

With federal regulation hanging in the balance, powerful AI companies are backing candidates on both sides of the aisle in a bid for control.

President Donald Trump, left, speaks with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg as Dario Amodei, CEO and co-founder of Anthropic as he speaks with reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Washington.
Alex Brandon / AP
Technology

Can a New Congress Compel Trump to End the Iran War?

Analysis
by Paul Poast

While the US midterm elections may spark congressional action on tariffs, Washington is backed into a corner in the Middle East.

Fallen autumn leaves are seen on the lawn in front of the US Capitol
Mariam Zuhaib / A{
US Foreign Policy

How will the New Congress Handle China?

Analysis
by Paul Heer

Taiwan and AI will serve as litmus tests for how the next Congress wants to engage with Beijing.

 President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shake hands before their meeting at Gimhae International Airport
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
US Foreign Policy

Trump Has Lost the Foreign Policy Debate

In the News
Foreign Policy
Coauthors

Polling by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the University of Texas at Austin shows the president’s policies are deeply unpopular.

Donald Trump pictured in front of an American flag
Jacquelyn Martin / AP
Public Opinion

Has America Started a Global Economic Arms Race?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

The US has spent decades using economic weapons against its adversaries. Now China, Iran, and even the European Union are adopting similar tactics. Could America be fueling a global economic arms race? Georgetown professor Abraham Newman explains.

Diesel Truck
Ellen Schmidt / AP
Global Economy

Can the Russian Threat Keep the Transatlantic Alliance Together?

Analysis
by Coauthors

At the Warsaw Security Forum, Trump’s diesel deal and domestic tensions clouded conversations between European and American leaders.

People watch Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a large screen as he speaks at the Warsaw Security Forum in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026.
Attila Husejnow / AP
Geopolitics

Ukraine at a Crossroads: US Tensions and Iran

In the News
Bloomberg
Leslie Vinjamuri

Leslie Vinjamuri discusses the stakes for Ukraine, Europe, and Republicans heading into the midterms and how the Iran war is affecting US politics.

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Food Security in a Time of Change

Analysis
by Bob Easter

Geopolitical developments are having disruptive impacts on Midwestern agriculture.

A combine, top, harvests corn while unloading grain into a wagon, bottom, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, at a farm near Allerton, Ill.
Joshua A. Bickel / AP
Food Security & Sustainability

Insulating Global Hunger from Petropower Geopolitics

Analysis
by Coauthors

When wars disrupt the trade of not just food but energy, history shows a deepening of hunger follows.

Road tankers are filled with gasoline unloaded from ships anchored offshore and held in storage tanks at the Baniyas Oil Terminal in Tartous province, Syria, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026.
Ghaith Alsayed / AP
Food Security & Sustainability

When Agricultural Research Is Abandoned

Analysis
by Coauthors

To address global hunger, Congress must reinvest in public research and development.

Soil researcher Asmita Gautam, a Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University, prepares a soil sample for carbon content analysis, July 13, 2023, in West Lafayette, Ind.
Joshua A. Bickel / AP
Food Security & Sustainability