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Myanmar's Democratic Transition is Failing. What Now?

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Last week the Burmese military took control of the country, ousting democratically-elected leaders. Christina Fink and Debra Eisenman join host Brian Hanson on Deep Dish to discuss.

Protestors take to the streets in Yangon to protest a military coup.
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Global Politics

How America and Democracies Around the World Can Defeat Illiberalism

In the News
The National Interest
Michele Lowe

America should view its many threats as a collective advance of illiberalism acting against the post-World War II democratically led, rules-based world order.

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Partisanship Divides Americans on COVID-19 Vaccine Information

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

Most Americans trust the information they receive from medical experts, distrust what they see on social media, and there is a partisan divide on trusting information from the US government and media.

a medical professional prepares a vaccine syringe
Sam Moqadam
Public Opinion

Biden's Top Challenge Abroad Is Something No One Wants to Talk About

In the News
The New York Times
Steven Erlanger

Steven Erlanger discusses the new era of nuclear threat facing the Biden administration.

REUTERS US Foreign Policy

To Stop Endless Wars, Biden Needs to Give Up Some Power

In the News
Slate
Elizabeth Shackelford

Elizabeth Shackelford discusses the need for President Biden to distribute responsibilities for military decision making.

SLATE
US Foreign Policy

Public Trust and Political Legitimacy in the Smart City: A Reckoning for Technocracy

In the News
Sage Journals
Kris Hartley

Kris Hartley examines the political legitimacy of technological undertakings in the public sector.

Tech and Science

Making Change Happen Within the United Nations

In the News
American Diplomacy
Catherine Bertini

Catherine Bertini discusses President Biden's plans to reshape the role of the US in the United Nations.

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Global Politics

World Review: Biden's Foreign Policy Speech, Myanmar Coup, Russia

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Ivo Daalder, James Harding, Gideon Rachman, and Carol Giacomo examine the week's most important global affairs news.

President Biden gives his first foreign policy speech
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Global Politics

2020 Election Review: Smaller, Economically Successful Midwest Cities Shifted Toward Biden as Much as Suburbs

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Running Numbers by Alexander Hitch

Data from the 2016 and 2020 elections show it’s not just large cities, their suburbs, and university towns that have shifted toward Democrats.

2020 US Electoral Map
Clay Banks
Global Politics

COVID-19 Vaccine Availability Grows While Global Public Opinion Shows Continued Concern

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Even as the vaccine rollout continues, some nations consider greater restrictions and further lockdowns as case numbers increase.

Army Spc. Angel Laureano holds a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
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