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South Korean Public Ready to Call Trump's Bluff

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Running Numbers by Karl Friedhoff

If the president wants to wreck at least ten years of solid South Korean public support for the US-Korea alliance, he is already headed down the right path.

A ROK sailor waves flags in front of an aircraft carrier.
Jermaine M. Ralliford
Public Opinion

Venezuela's Two Presidents

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Peter Schechter and Cecile Shea join this week’s Deep Dish podcast to discuss varying opinions on Venezuela’s two leaders, Juan Guaidó and Nicolás Maduro.

Rally for President Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela
Luis Carlos Diaz
Global Politics

Are Europe and Germany Ready for Life after Angela Merkel?

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#AskIvo

In this episode of #AskIvo, Council President Ivo Daalder explains what we can expect after German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves office.

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Achieving Food and Nutrition Security in the Face of Water Scarcity

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Global Food for Thought by Vanessa M. Taylor

Failure to treat water as a strategic, valuable, and limited resource is a direct threat to the global economy; the health of our planet; and the well-being of both current and future generations of humanity.

A farmer takes a break while tending his rice farm.
Wayne S. Grazio
Food and Agriculture

Why "America First" Doesn’t Resonate in Germany

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Global Insight by Alexander Hitch

German policy and thought leaders generally look for political and economic integration to ensure stability. This presents a sharp contrast to the drum-beating "America First" position.

Angela Merkel, left and US President Trump at the White House in 2017
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Global Economy

This Week's Read: Will Trump Withdraw from NATO?

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Global Insight by Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo Daalder discusses President Trump's intent to withdraw the United States from NATO.

US President Donald Trump speaking in Phoenix, Arizona.
Gage Skidmore
Defense and Security

China's Slow Growth and America's Missing Trade Deal

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Global economics expert Phil Levy joins this week's Deep Dish podcast to explain what's going on between the US and China, and how lessons from the US shutdown might help explain what will happen next.

President Xi Jinping
Michel Temer
Global Economy

Britain Needs a Brexit Do-Over Referendum to Get Out of This Mess

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

May’s failure on a Brexit deal means Britain is now back to square one. Parliament, and the country at large, remain deeply divided.

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Is China's Investment in Africa a Debt Trap?

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#AskIvo

In this episode of #AskIvo, Council President Ivo Daalder explores if China’s investment in Africa a debt trap.

Picture of Xi shaking hands with an African leader.
Reuters
Global Economy

The New US-Syria Policy

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Former US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford and Tamara Cofman Wittes, former deputy assistant secretary of state for near east affairs, join the Deep Dish podcast to dissect the implications of the withdrawal from Syria for US-Syria policy.

Children gather around a U.S. tactical vehicle in Syria
Staff Sgt. Timothy Koster
Defense and Security