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World Review: Boris Johnson's Resignation, Xi Declares Victory in Hong Kong, Biden Shifts to Middle East

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

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

Boris Johnson giving a speech
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Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Assassinated

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CBC
Cécile Shea

Nonresident Fellow Cecile Shea reflects on her close work with the Abe administration as a senior embassy official in Tokyo with CBC’s Aarti Pole.

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The Global Impact of the Assassination of Former PM Shinzo Abe

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CBS
Cécile Shea

What will former Prime Minister Abe’s death mean for the internal and international politics of Japan? Nonresident Senior Fellow Cecile Shea weighs in on CBS.

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The Shifting Power Dynamics of a Post-Abe World

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Cécile Shea

Cecile Shea joins CNN to discuss the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and what comes next for Japan.

A portrait of Shinzo Abe placed in front of Yamato-Saidaiji Station on July 10, 2022.
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Why Did Iran's Ali Khamenei Oust a Loyal Intelligence Head?

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Foreign Policy
Saeid Golkar

"Hossein Taeb’s sudden removal from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is part of a wider project to install a new generation of zealots," writes Saeid Golkar.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, on February 17, 2022.
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Japan Prepares for Its First Post-Abe Election

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

Abe Shinzo’s assassination shocked the nation. Will constitutional revision be on the post-election agenda?

Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo campaigning
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The Quad Mourns Shinzo Abe

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NBC
Cécile Shea

On NOW Tonight with Joshua Johnson, Cécile Shea shares her thoughts on Shinzo Abe's assassination and what it means for the world.

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The BRICS Summit Isn't Just A "Talk Shop" Anymore

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"In several ways, the BRICS summit may have been more significant than the G-7 meeting," argues Paul Poast.

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the BRICS Summit.
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Fighting Hunger: Then and Now with Catherine Bertini

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Catherine Bertini

Distinguished Fellow Catherine Bertini discusses how she worked with Kofi Annan to fight hunger and malnutrition around the world in episode four of Kofi Time.

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The Role of Supreme Courts and Democracy Globally

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Experts Daniel Brinks and Tom Ginsburg join Deep Dish to examine Supreme Courts around the world and compare their roles in democracy.

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