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World Review: Biden's Taiwan Defense, Endgame in Ukraine, and the Global Food Catastrophe

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Susan Glasser, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Close up of bin of rainbow buttons that say "I'm From Taiwan."
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US Foreign Policy

Ukrainians Unwilling to Give up National Territory

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Running Numbers by Emily Sullivan

While Ukrainians may be willing to give up on the idea of NATO membership, they will not accept their government ceding territory to Russia.

Ukrainian troops are pictured near the eastern Ukrainian town of Seversk
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Public Opinion

The State of Abortion and Reproductive Rights Around the World

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Experts Bela Ganatra and Katherine Mayall discuss how global trends have influenced reproductive rights in the United States.

Woman protesting for reproductive rights
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Women and Girls

Sweden and Finland's NATO Bids Hit a Roadblock Named Erdogan

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

“The truth is that Turkey didn’t become a [NATO] member because of its adherence to democratic values,” writes Paul Poast in World Politics Review.

Turkish President Erdogan addresses members of AKP during a meeting at the parliament in Ankara
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Defense and Security

Five Experts on Advancing Global Peace at Davos 2022

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World Economic Forum
Ivo H. Daalder

At the 2022 World Economic Forum in Davos, "rules-based order must be sustained and strengthened," argues Council President Ivo Daalder.

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen addresses the delegates of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland
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Global Politics

After Ukraine, Biden Draws Line on Taiwan for China

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MSNBC
Ivo H. Daalder

"There are limits to what China can do" without facing "consequences" from the United States, asserts Council President Ivo Daalder on MSNBC with Andrea Mitchell.

Screen shot of Ivo Daalder speaking on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports with New York Times Pentagon Correspondent Helene Cooper, and NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell. Defense and Security

Turkey as an Obstacle to Finnish and Swedish Accession to NATO

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Duck of Minerva Podcast
Sibel Oktay

Sibel Oktay joins the Duck of Minerva Podcast to discuss the complex history of Turkey in NATO and the sources of their resistance to Finland and Sweden joining.

Flags wave outside the NATO headquarters.
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Global Politics

Can a US-China War Be Averted?

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The National Interest
Paul Heer

Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer analyzes former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd’s take on US-China relations in the National Interest.

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Defense and Security

We Should Only Be Trading with Our Allies

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Newsweek
John Austin

To tackle the political and economic inflation emergency, "it will require leaning in to trade relationships with friends and allies we trust."

U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Japan-U.S.-Australia-India Quad Fellowship Founding Celebration event in Tokyo on May 24, 2022.
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Global Economy

World Review: Putin Shifts on NATO, Biden's Asia Trip, and the Summit of the Americas

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Karen DeYoung, Gideon Rachman, and Nahal Toosi join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

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US Foreign Policy