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US 'War Profiteering' in Ukraine Is a Red Herring

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Such accusations ignore the harm the war is doing to the US economy and the potential political peril it has created for the Biden administration, Paul Poast writes.

A US service member prepares cargo in support of Ukraine
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US Foreign Policy

At US-Africa Leaders Summit, Russia and China Provide Subtext

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Global Insight by Justice Malala

The US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, is the first meeting of its kind since 2014. Africa’s shift toward China and Russia will be a subtext of the meeting.

US Secretary of State Blinken meets Democratic Republic of Congo President Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde
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Global Politics

Qatar 2022 and the Risks and Rewards of Sportswashing

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Why do some governments use sports to launder their reputations – and does it work?

Qatar World Cup
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Global Politics

European Energy Crisis Shifts Germany's Power Priorities

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Running Numbers by Gabriela Ivanova

Russia’s war in Ukraine has sparked a domestic push toward alternative energy sources.

Steam erupts from a coking tower at the Thyssenkrupp steel Europe in Duisburg, Germany
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Public Opinion

Unpacking Xi Jinping's Visit to Saudi Arabia

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CNBC
Elizabeth Shackelford

"I imagine part of this is to demonstrate at home to his domestic audience that he's doing big things for the Chinese people," Elizabeth Shackelford says.

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Prosecuting the Crime of Aggression in Ukraine

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United States Institute of Peace
David Scheffer

The Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and the Ukrainian Embassy to the United States discuss the creation of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression.

Residential buildings in the town of Irpin, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, destroyed in the Russian invasion.
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Defense and Security

Who Has the Advantage in Ukraine?

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Running Numbers by Dina Smeltz

American perceptions of whether Russia or Ukraine is winning the war are key to support for ongoing US assistance to Kyiv.

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Emerging Partisan Division on Support to Ukraine

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Running Numbers by Emily Sullivan

Consensus on how long to provide economic and military aid to Ukraine appears to be weakening as the war enters its tenth month.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks at a news conference
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Public Opinion

Poll: Support Slipping for Indefinite US Aid to Ukraine

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Washington Post
Coauthors

New Council polling offers insights into where Americans stand as the conflict drags into winter.

Military equipment bound for Ukraine are loaded on a plane
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Public Opinion

China, Xi Face Risks With Response to White Paper Protests

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Global Insight by Chris Morris

The softening of COVID lockdowns in response to protests is a rare victory for popular pressure in China and could have unexpected consequences, argues Chris Morris.

Police at a protest in Beijing. November 2022
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Global Health