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The Consequences of Downing China's Spy Balloon

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WTTW Chicago Tonight
Craig Kafura

Is China's spy balloon a wakeup call for closer monitoring of US airspace? Craig Kafura explores the answer with Brandis Friedman and Ian Hurd.

Screen shot of Brandis Friedman and Ian Hurd facing a screen with Craig Kafura on it. US Foreign Policy

Hemispheric Migration: Transnational Challenges Require Transnational Solutions

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Running Numbers by Cristobal Ramón

The movement of Venezuelans across the Western Hemisphere highlights the need for regional coordination.

Venezuelans migrants carry their belongings as they try to reach Peru
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Migration

Earthquake Fallout, Spy Balloon Hysteria, Ammo for Ukraine 

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Susan Glasser, Prashant Rao, and Peter Spiegel join guest host Kim Ghattas to discuss the week's top news stories.

Aftermath of the deadly earthquake in Turkey
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Global Politics

The US Has No Good Options for How to Approach China

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Moving forward, Washington can either oppose, embrace, or ignore Beijing, Paul Poast writes.

Joe Biden speaks virtually with Xi Jinping from the White House
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US Foreign Policy

Haiti Is on the Brink of State Failure

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Foreign Policy
Robert Muggah

The underlying drivers of Haiti's woes are complex, but criminal gangs and political and economic corruption have made the country's plight worse.

Haiti protests
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Global Politics

Defending Our Skies from Spy Balloons and Public Fear

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Join Deep Dish for a look at what the Chinese spy balloon tells us about the readiness of the US air defense system and what type of surveillance should worry us.

A jet flies by a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it floats off the coast in Surfside Beach
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Defense and Security

Embracing Dandelions as Food and Medicine

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Global Food for Thought by Linda Black Elk

Through their connection to traditional food practices, dandelions challenge colonized notions of food security and provide students with the opportunity to reconnect with Indigenous food systems.

A field of dandelions.
Vlad Vasilov
Food and Agriculture

The Future of European Energy

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Running Numbers by Gabriela Ivanova

The war in Ukraine has shifted public opinion toward energy independence, renewable power, and nuclear energy.

wind turbines in Berlin
HANS LUCAS
Public Opinion

Consequences of Putin's War Go Beyond Its Implications for Russia

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

"While the war itself has proven disastrous for Moscow, the geopolitical outcome for Russia is, if anything, even worse," writes Ivo Daalder.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sits at a desk on February 15, 2023.
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Global Politics

Europeans Continue to Back Ukraine, But Disagree on the Endgame

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Running Numbers by Phillip Meng

In countries that favor a negotiated end to the conflict, support for specific policy measures that aid Ukraine has fallen.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola
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Public Opinion