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Trump Likely to Upstage Opponents Even as He Skips Debate

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Voice of America
Jordan Tama

How consequential are debates typically for candidates? Nonresident Senior Fellow Jordan Tama discusses with VOA.

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Do Nukes Make the US Safer? Americans Are Unsure

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Running Numbers by Libby Berry

While the public believes nuclear weapons are an effective tool in deterring aggression, less than half say they make the country more secure.

the mushroom cloud of the first atomic explosion at Trinity Test Site
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US Foreign Policy

Case Studies: US Military Assistance in Africa Doesn't Work

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Responsible Statecraft
Coauthors

A new Council report argues the recent series of coups across the Sahelian region should prompt a major reassessment of US military assistance.

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The First Republican Debate Could Direct the GOP's Foreign Policy Stance

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The Conversation
Jordan Tama

While plenty of attention will center on Donald Trump, "what candidates say about foreign policy is another critical issue."

Trump supporters walk near the Fiserv Forum ahead of the first Republican debate of the 2024 election.
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Biden’s Tech Restrictions on China Aren’t Just about Economics

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Trade will remain a key arena of great power competition between the US and China, Paul Poast writes.

Workers wait to hear President Joe Biden speak at a shipyard in Philadelphia
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Trilateral Ties in East Asia, A.I. in the Gulf, Economic Troubles in China

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

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

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Lessons in Security and Diplomacy 25 Years After the US Embassy Bombings

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

We explore how the 1998 US embassy bombings in Kenya forever changed the way the US government protects its representatives abroad.

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Most Americans Are Uncomfortable with the Policy of Nuclear Sole Authority

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Running Numbers by Lama El Baz

Sixty-one percent of the US public is uneasy with only the president having the power to authorize the use of nuclear weapons.

A military aide carries the "President's emergency satchel," also known as "the football," which contains nuclear launch codes
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Ivo Daalder on Ukraine's Accession to NATO and Saudi Arabia Peace Talks

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First Western
Ivo H. Daalder

"The question isn't really one of 'whether,' but one of 'when'" Ukraine becomes a member of NATO, says Ivo Daalder.

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Niger Coup, Saudi Peace Summit, China’s Deflation

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Jamil Anderlini, Catherine Philp, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

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