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Iran Mourns Soleimani and Vows Retaliation Against US

In the News
WTTW
Ivo H. Daalder

Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder, who now leads the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, called the decision to kill Soleimani “strategically a very unwise decision.”

Funeral of Qasem Soleimani, Tehran, Iran on 6 January 2020. Defense and Security

For the Iran War Hawks: 11 Lessons From Vietnam

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Richard C. Longworth

McNamara was tragically wrong about Vietnam. Now history repeats itself. The Trump administration seems determined to follow McNamara’s list of follies, again point by point.

Military running to helicopters during the Vietnam War. Defense and Security

People Around the World Will Demand Change in 2020. Will Global Leaders Be up to the Challenge?

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

We enter the ’20s at a time when American power and influence continues to wane, China’s is increasing and people all around the world are making clear that their voices need to be heard.

Tens of thousands of Hong Kong people gathered on the streets in Causeway Bay to march.
Voice of America
Global Politics

EU-Mercosur FTA: The Unheralded Trade Agreement with Big Implications

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Global Insight by Justin Millar

Overshadowed by global trade conflicts, the pending EU-Mercosur trade pact underlines the shifting global trade landscape away from a US-led international trade order.

The flag of the European Union
Markus Spiske
Global Economy

Post-Election, Hong Kongers Remain Mistrustful of Police

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Running Numbers by Anqi Pan

Hong Kongers lose faith and trust in the police after a series of violent protests.

People walk outside the police headquarters in Hong Kong
Hans Vivek
US Foreign Policy

Naughty or Nice: A Guide to Healthy Political Discourse This Holiday Season

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Running Numbers by Jack Benjamin

As the Christmas holidays approach, we review both key and controversial topics in current politics

Christmas Holiday decorations on a wood table Public Opinion

Is Dealing with Putin a Lost Cause for Washington?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Molly Montgomery, former US foreign service officer and special advisor to Vice President Mike Pence, and William Ruger, vice president for research and policy at the Charles Koch Institute, join  Deep Dish  to discuss if dealing with Putin is a lost cause or not.

Putin sits at a desk.
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Kathryn Koob Reflects on the Anniversary of the US Embassy Hostage Crisis

Video Series
Wait Just a Minute

Former American Embassy employee Kathryn Koob answers a minute of questions about Tehran in 1979 in this episode of Wait Just a Minute.

Former US embassy in Tehran, via Wikimedia Commons
Ninara
Global Politics

Is A Post-Brexit US-UK Free Trade Agreement Realistic?

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Global Insight by Justin Millar

With an extension on Brexit, we revisit the prospects of a future trade agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States.

People wave small British flags while a crowd of people walks by in the background
Roberto Catarinicchia
Global Economy

Stephen A. Schwarzman on China

Video Series
Wait Just a Minute

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

The office entrance to the Shanghai World Financial Center
Chris Nagahama
Global Economy