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World Review: Biden's "Middle Class" Foreign Policy and UK Shortages

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Steve Erlanger, Susan Glasser, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

British truckers and military with oil
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US Foreign Policy

Agroecology, Blue Foods, and Happier Meals

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Global Food for Thought by Julia Whiting

Check out the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

Venezuelan fisherman clean equipment from oil spill.
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Food and Agriculture

"Foreign Policy for the Middle Class" Mostly Gets It Right

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

“The administration should invest in making the case at home for how [foreign] policies benefit the American people,” writes Elizabeth Shackelford in the Chicago Tribune.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a podium at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Ministerial Council Meeting on Oct. 5, 2021, in Paris.
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US Foreign Policy

What Do Americans Want from Biden's Foreign Policy?

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

After ten months of Biden in office, new public opinion data show Americans support most, but not all, of his foreign policy strategy.

Biden's foreign policy team
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Public Opinion

Americans Sense China Eclipsing US Economically, Poll Finds

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Washington Post
Coauthors

As competition between the United States and China intensifies, more Americans now say the Asian country is more powerful economically, a reversal from two years ago when a plurality said the United States had an economic advantage, according to a survey released Thursday by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

President Biden stands in front of a bulldozer and American flag.
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Public Opinion

US Must "Ally-Shore" to Reassure Partners

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Newsweek
John Austin

John Austin writes in Newsweek how "for economic growth, international security, global political stability and the protection of our democracies—the time for ally-shoring is now!"

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken attends a member session at the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting
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Global Cities

Americans and US-China Trade Relations

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

The American public is increasingly skeptical of the US-China trade relationship, and narrow majorities support increased restrictions on both trade and technological exchanges.

 U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington
Reuters
Public Opinion

World Review: Post-Merkel Germany, Huawei, Evergrande, and Global Energy

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Ryan Heath, and Stefan Kornelius join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

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US Foreign Policy

Will German Elections Set a New Direction after Merkel?

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Germans went to the polls this week to decide who will replace Angela Merkel. The surprising results could mean the first three party coalition government in Germany's history.

germany SPD candidate
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Global Politics

China to NATO: Stay Out of Asia-Pacific

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"The idea that somehow NATO has no interest in the Pacific and should stay away is a misnomer and is not going to happen," says Council President Ivo Daalder on CNN.

Council President Ivo Daalder on CNN's Newsroom with John Vause.
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