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Global Trends Dictate Domestic Elections More Than We Realize

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

What was billed as the “year of election” ended up being a clear example of how international events affect domestic political outcomes, Paul Poast writes.

Kamala Harris delivers a concession speech after the 2024 presidential election
Jacquelyn Martin / AP
Global Politics

Trump's Cabinet Picks Point to Significant Shifts in Global Policy

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Bobby Ghosh, Nahal Toosi, Giles Whittell and join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

President-Elect Donald Trump and Senator Marco Rubio stand next to each other during a campaign rally on November 4, 2024.
Evan Vucci / AP
Global Politics

How Cover Crops Could Help the Midwestern Agriculture Business

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ChicagoGlobal by Hope O'Dell

Cover crops help prevent soil erosion and can increase farmers’ yields — but, despite widespread use overseas, they haven’t caught on much yet in the Midwest.

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Seth Perlman/AP
Food and Agriculture

Turkish Views of Foreign Actors Diverge from Erdoğan's East-West Balance

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Recent polling shows Turks have become more favorably inclined toward the European Union and NATO, while attitudes toward Russia and China have grown more negative.

People are seen behind a European Union and a Turkish flag
Emrah Gurel / AP
Public Opinion

Kenyan Views on Global Actors Shed Light on Nation's Economic Ties

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

A plurality of Kenyans express somewhat or very positive opinions about the economic influences of outside state actors in their country.

An SGR cargo train travels from the port containers depot on a Chinese-backed railway in Kenya
Khalil Senosi / AP
Public Opinion

The End of American Exceptionalism

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Foreign Affairs
Daniel W. Drezner

Trump’s reelection will redefine US power, Daniel Drezner writes.

Donald Trump waves at his election night party
Evan Vucci / AP
US Foreign Policy

Trump's Election Victory: Reactions, Implications, and Expectations

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Susan Glasser, James Harding, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Donald Trump at election rally
Evan Vucci / AP
Global Politics

Trump's Second-Term Foreign Policy Is Still Shrouded in Uncertainty

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

We have four years to find out whether policies Washington pursues on the global stage are the product of who is in office or of the country’s position in the international order, Paul Poast writes.

Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party
Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP
US Foreign Policy

The End of Pax Americana

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Politico Europe
Ivo H. Daalder

"When the US inaugurates Donald J. Trump as its 47th president, the country and world will be very different because of it," Ivo Daalder writes.

Donald Trump pumps his fist at a campaign event on September 18, 2024.
Alex Brandon / AP
Global Politics

Q&A: Northwestern's New Global Affairs Chair Says Her Department is All About Connection

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ChicagoGlobal by Hope O'Dell

In her first year as head of the Buffett Institute, Deborah Cohen talks us through the role of global affairs at Northwestern, in Chicago, and beyond.

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Becca Heuer
Global Cities