Commentary and Analysis

History suggests the Republican Party will continue to argue over foreign policy beyond the MAGA era.

Even if BRICS has not yet accomplished anything concrete, the message of dissatisfaction its expansion sends to the West is deafening, Paul Poast writes.

Elizabeth Shackelford and Emma Sanderson join the podcast to unpack a new report on why US-Africa policy isn't working.

Leaning into the binary distinction between autocracies and autocracies doesn't seem to serve US interests, Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

Universities can serve as economic engines for rural cities, but collaboration between academia, government, and the private sector is key to sustainable growth.

Deep Dish confronts America’s deadly fentanyl crisis and the struggle to stop the flood of fentanyl from entering the country.

Food systems are just as culpable for the accelerating global planetary health, human health, and poverty crises as they are capable of generating the solutions necessary to fix them.

Social media can allow farmers to reach new audiences and ultimately inspire a new wave of young agriculturalists.

Elizabeth Shackelford joins the podcast to discuss conflict in Somalia, the coup in Niger, and tensions in Southern Africa.

Millennials and Gen Z are less confident in the effectiveness and utility of nuclear weapons than Boomers and Gen X.