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The Berlin Wall Fell in a Dramatic Wave of Hope, Openness and US Support 30 Years Ago. Now Everything Is Different.

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Thirty years ago, the wall dividing Berlin and Europe came tumbling down and the Cold War, which had split Europe for more than four decades, had ended. Now, much of the hope and optimism that made this possible has disappeared.

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Stephen A. Schwarzman on China

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Wait Just a Minute

Stephen Schwarzman, Blackstone founder and CEO, answers a minute of questions regarding the US-China relationship.

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Chris Nagahama
Global Economy

Hard Truths about Big Tech and the US Economy

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

The Financial Times' Rana Foroohar joins Deep Dish to discuss how tech monopolies such as Google and Amazon are disrupting the US economy and American politics.

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Christian Wiediger
Global Economy

Americans Want to Be Engaged with the World—the Question Is How

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The National Interest
Coauthors

All too often commentators on the American public and foreign policy conflate public weariness with foreign military intervention with a desire to disengage from global affairs.

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The Case for America to Promote Democracy Abroad

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

The presidents of the National Democratic Institute and the International Republican Institute join  Deep Dish  to explain why the United States must promote democracy abroad.

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Reuters
Global Politics

I am Gita

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Global Food for Thought by Roger Thurow

We all share in the cost of lower education, reduced labor productivity, and escalating health care costs.

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Gates Foundation
Food and Agriculture

Dr. Agnes Binagwaho on Rwanda's health system

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Wait Just a Minute

Dr. Agnes Binagwaho discusses Rwanda's health system.

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Trump's Withdrawal from Syria Didn't Just Abandon the Kurds to Turkey. It Also Shook the Ground under NATO.

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

For the message is clear: When it comes to the defense of its allies, the United States is now more likely to get out than stay for the fight.

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Missing from 2020: A Real Midwest Jobs Strategy

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The Hill
John Austin

There are very tangible things that the next president can do to fuel growth in the Midwest — from increasing Federal R&D in health, energy, water and mobility solutions to focusing that effort through research-university-hubbed Innovation Institutes.

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Thomas Richter
US Foreign Policy

How the American Public Views China

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RealClearWorld
Alexander Hitch

An important debate has cracked open about the future of the U.S.-China relationship. This was inevitable. But the debate, while increasingly contentious, has been limited to politicians, policymakers, and pundits, largely overlooking what most Americans think.

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