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Ten Years Later, What Went Wrong in South Sudan

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

A decade ago this week, South Sudan declared independence. But the hope and optimism of statehood quickly evaporated—just like international attention and support.

Hunger in South Sudan
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Global Politics

New Book Hints at Biden’s Strategic Approach to China

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The National Interest
Paul Heer

Given the Biden administration’s mantra that the US-China relationship “will be competitive where it should be, collaborative where it can be, and adversarial where it must be,” Doshi’s discussion of the prospects for bilateral cooperation merits attention.

Chinese Communist Party 100th Celebrations
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US Foreign Policy

Countries Have Varied Responses to Delta Variant Spread

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

With the global infection rate increasing for the first time since April, some countries are pumping the brakes on ambitious recovery plans.

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Public Opinion

Paper Wrappers, Cultivating Crickets, and Aid's Limits

BLOG
Global Food for Thought by Julia Whiting

Our weekly roundup of the top news in food, agriculture, and global development.

Food and Agriculture

World Review: Ethiopia's Tigray Crisis, Lebanon's Decline, Rumsfeld

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Kim Ghattas, Philip Stephens, and Julian Barnes join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

An armored tank drives down a paved path in Ethiopia
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US Foreign Policy

The US in Afghanistan: It Was Always Going to End This Way

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

"The inevitability of the outcome does not make it any less tragic, but the tragedy does not make the decision to withdraw wrong," Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford explains.

Afghanistan base after US soldiers leave
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The Chinese Communist Party's Next 100 Years

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

To understand Chinese politics and what lies ahead for the ruling party, author Bruce Dickson argues we must look to the tools China’s leaders use to create popular support.

Chinese Communist Party Celebration
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Global Politics

What the Coronavirus Vaccine Roll-Out Says about Innovation in an Age of Geopolitical Rivalry

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South China Morning Post
Kris Hartley

Kris Hartley and Asit K. Biswas discuss intellectual property protection and diplomacy through vaccine provision.

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Why the Pandemic is a Time to Reimagine Cities

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Financial Times
Ivo H. Daalder

The Council's Pritzker Forum on Global Cities is featured in this Financial Times article.

Global Cities

World Review: Iran's New President, China's Take on Biden, EU-Russia Reset

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Bobby Ghosh, and Elise Labott join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

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