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Navalny's Death, Israel Strikes Rafah, Concerns in Munich

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Deborah Amos, Karen DeYoung, Steve Erlanger join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Navalny memorial in Ukraine
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Global Politics

Overseas Conflicts Are Sparking Strife in US Party Politics

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FiveThirtyEight
Dina Smeltz

Dina Smeltz uses recent surveys to break down how the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine have divided the parties.

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A case study in taking a small Chicago company global

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ChicagoGlobal by H. Lee Murphy

Plenty of companies around Chicago talk, or at least dream, grandiosely about global expansion. Many never make it. This one did.

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Global Economy

What the Ukraine War, Taiwan, and Gaza Have in Common

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The National Interest
Paul Heer

"Washington’s denial—or revisionism—about US policies that helped to fuel current or potential crises only makes them more intractable," Paul Heer argues.

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US Foreign Policy

Europe Caught between Putin and Trump

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

"Even if Biden is reelected, Europeans are aware that the era of strong transatlantic presidents may be coming to an end," writes Ivo Daalder.

Former US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit on November 11, 2017.
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US Foreign Policy

Is America Still the Indispensable Nation?

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Chicago Tribune
Richard C. Longworth

"The answer is yes — but probably not for much longer. The era of Pax Americana is ending," Richard C. Longworth writes.

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US Foreign Policy

The GOP Has Crossed an Ominous Threshold on Foreign Policy

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The Atlantic
Coauthors

A new Council study of Republican attitudes helps explain why, Ronald Brownstein writes.

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Why Chicago Shakespeare Theater is a must-see stop for lovers of the Bard worldwide

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ChicagoGlobal by H. Lee Murphy

There is an elite group of people around the world willing to travel anywhere to see Shakespeare well done.

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Global Economy

Trump's NATO Remarks, Israel's Rafah Offensive, Pakistan Elections

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Yasmeen Abutaleb, Prashant Rao, and Peter Spiegel join guest host Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the week's top news stories.

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Global Politics

A Frozen War in Ukraine Would Be a Victory for Russia

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"It is no surprise that Zelenskyy is trying all he can to change the war’s dynamics and avoid this outcome," Paul Poast writes.

Ukrainian soldiers go to their position in the frontline close to Bakhmut
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