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Does Older Mean Wiser? US Views on Gerontocracy

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Running Numbers by Emma Geiser

While Americans broadly support upper age limits for federal elected officials, age is not their top consideration when choosing a candidate.

Senators Chuck Grassley and Dianne Feinstein
Reuters
Public Opinion

American Consensus on Ukraine Has Fractured

In the News
Foreign Policy
Bruce Jentleson

Bruce Jentleson offers his take on how the war could play out in the 2024 presidential campaign.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis arrives onstage for his first trip to Iowa
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Can a New Regional Pact Protect the Amazon from Environmental Crime?

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Mongabay
Robert Muggah

Police, prosecutors, money-laundering experts, and others convened in Brazil to tackle drug and environmental crimes that are growing in scale across the Amazon.

Amazon Rainforest
Crystal Mirallegro
Global Politics

The Rumors of the UN’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

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PassBlue
Thomas G. Weiss

"The UN’s performance leaves much to be desired, but it has made substantial contributions to world order," says Thomas Weiss.

UN Security Council floor seen from above through a window.
Reuters
Defense and Security

With 20-Year Hindsight, Public Opinion and the Iraq War

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Running Numbers by Dina Smeltz

To be suspicious of Iraq was part of the American zeitgeist long before 2003, survey data show.

George W. Bush speaks in front of a sign that says 'strategy for victory'
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Public Opinion

The ICC Arrest Warrant for Putin Could Do More Harm Than Good

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"The idea of bargaining with Putin was already highly controversial, but now it is virtually impossible," Paul Poast writes.

A man holds a "PUTIN IS A DICTATOR AND WAR CRIMINAL" sign attached to USSR flag
SIPA USA
Human Rights

The Iraq War 20 Years Later

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Susan Glasser, Gideon Rachman, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

US Marines take position in Baghdad, Iraq
Reuters
Global Politics

The Age of Impunity

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

By shining a light on the crimes Putin has unleashed on Ukraine, we are one step closer to a just world where accountability triumphs.

Russian President Putin chairs a Security Council meeting in Moscow, Russia on March 17, 2023.
Reuters
Global Politics

China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty Using Your Data

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

How have online platforms, and lax US regulation, facilitated the flow of data from the US to China – and what does this mean for the geopolitical contest between these superpowers?

TikTok
REUTERS
Tech and Science

Roger Thurow on Hunger and Global Poverty

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International Livestock Research Institute
Roger Thurow

Roger Thurow discusses what inspired him to focus on hunger and global poverty - and how he has seen the lives of smallholder farmers change for the better.

A man at a food stall hands change to a customer in Sri Lanka.
REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Food and Agriculture