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For the American Public, Military Conflict Is the New Normal

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The Hill
Coauthors

Dina Smeltz and Elizabeth Shackelford write in the Hill on the consequences of an American public desensitized to military action abroad, and what we must do about it.

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Sgt. Henry Villarama
US Foreign Policy

A Foreign Policy for the Middle Class?

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast
Craig Kafura

What does the American public think about China, internal v. external threats, and who benefits from US foreign policy? Craig Kafura joins the Un-Diplomatic Podcast to discuss.

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Organic Mandate, Growing Solar, and Allergens

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Global Food for Thought by Julia Whiting

Check out the week's top stories in food, agriculture, and global development.

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Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Food and Agriculture

Europeans and Americans Divided on the Transatlantic Relationship

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The Diplomat
Dina Smeltz

“New polling data shows that the American public is much more likely to sense a natural alliance with European countries than the reverse,” writes Dina Smeltz in the Diplomat.

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Reuters
Public Opinion

World Review: Taiwan Tensions, Iraq Elections, and Energy Geopolitics

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Karen DeYoung, Bobby Ghosh, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

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Reuters
US Foreign Policy

How Climate Financing for Developing Economies Will Help All

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Devex
Robert Muggah

“Wealthier countries and companies that are driving climate change share an obligation to support and invest in solutions for those most adversely affected,” writes Robert Muggah in Devex.

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Reuters
Climate and the Environment

The Debate on US Taiwan Policy

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Does an increasingly aggressive China mean the United States should maintain its posture of strategic ambiguity or adopt strategic clarity?

Ships in the Taiwan Strait
REUTERS
US Foreign Policy

U.S. Needs to Reassure Allies against N. Korean Threats

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Yonhap
Ivo H. Daalder

Council President Daalder explains with CSIS that, "reassuring allies that we will be there when necessary, particularly for their nuclear defense, needs to become a focus."

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CSIS
Defense and Security

Reassuring Allies on Nonproliferation

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Council President Ivo Daalder speaks on a panel with CSIS on security in Northeast Asia, extended deterrence, non-proliferation, public opinion, and the US-ROK alliance.

Ivo Daalder on a panel with CSIS' the Capital Cable #35.
CSIS
Defense and Security

Biden Must Remove Barriers to Engagement with North Korea

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NK News
Matthew Abbott

"To change the trajectory of the relationship between North Korea and the US, it is critical that Americans pursue principled engagement," writes Matt Abbott in NK News.

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Carlos Fyfe
Defense and Security