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The World’s Shifting Populations Will Define International Politics

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Demographic changes will be the key driver of global competition over the next century and beyond," Paul Poast writes.

People rush to catch their train in Beijing to return home for the Chinese lunar new year
Andy Wong / AP
Global Politics

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

How Old Town School of Folk Music brings the sounds of the world to Chicago

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ChicagoGlobal by Jack Benjamin

If, as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote, "music is the universal language of mankind," then the Old Town School of Folk Music is a great place to become fluent.

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Old Town School of Folk Music
Culture

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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Britain's Surprise Election, China's Military Drills, ICC Indictment

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Yasmeen Abutaleb, Gideon Rachman, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain
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Global Politics

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

Foreign Policy Experts Fear the Threat Is Coming from Inside the House

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Large majorities of Democratic and Independent foreign policy elites say they are more concerned about internal threats than external ones.

Security fencing installed around the US Capitol
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US Foreign Policy

From stockyards to plant protein, Chicago is a leader in global food innovation

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ChicagoGlobal by AJ Caughey

Chicago already has one of the nation’s largest food manufacturing workforces. The city is positioning itself to become the global leader in food innovation and manufacturing.

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Anatoliy Gleb
Food and Agriculture

Putin Visits Xi, Russia's Kharkiv Advance, Biden-Bibi Split

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Ken Moriyasu, Nahal Toosi, and Yaroslav Trofimov join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin meet in China
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Global Politics

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