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Grandstanding in the Situation Room

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Global Insight by David Scheffer

The White House Situation Room has entertained grandstanding that betrays the seriousness of the "Sit Room" and its national security function.

The White House, Washington, DC
David Everett Strickler
Defense and Security

America's Treacherous Transition

In the News
Foreign Affairs
Ivo H. Daalder

How Trump’s recalcitrance threatens U.S. national security.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden during a 2020 Presidential Debate
Reuters
Defense and Security

Biden Moves Forward Without Help from Trump’s Intel Team

In the News
WTTW News
Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo Daalder discusses presidential transitions on Chicago Tonight.

Global Politics

Biden’s Global Goals

In the News
Financial Times
Coauthors

Ivo Daalder joined Gideon Rachman to talk about how Joe Biden may seek to rebuild the US’s broken alliances and project a new image to the world.

Matteo Renzi and Joe Biden in Rome.
White House
Global Politics

How the 2020 Election Will Shape US Foreign Policy

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Kori Schake joins Ivo Daalder and Deep Dish host Brian Hanson to examine how the 2020 election results will affect US foreign policy, global relationships, and national security.

A man opening ballots from the 2020 election.
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

The Trump Administration sees TikTok and WeChat as National Security Threats. Do Americans feel the same?

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Running Numbers by Charlie Rahr

As competition between the US and China escalates, the security issue of WeChat and TikTok may be a source of friction in the countries’ relationship.

A person accesses the mobile app TikTok on their smart phone
Reuters
Global Health

Does the U.S. Nuclear Umbrella Still Protect America's Allies?

In the News
Foreign Policy
Ivo H. Daalder

The next president should move swiftly to reassure allies that the U.S. nuclear guarantee remains credible—or risk rapid nuclear proliferation.

Photo from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency showing North Korea's intermediate-range strategic ballistic missile Hwasong-12 lifting off at an undisclosed location near Pyongyang on Aug. 29, 2017
AFP PHOTO
US Foreign Policy

The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Author and former White House Middle East advisor and expert Philip Gordon joins Deep Dish to explain regime change in Middle East policy.

A statue of Saddam Hussein falling off its pedestal with a person in a military uniform watching.
Reuters
Defense and Security

Food Security, Political Instability, and America on the Hook: the Case of Cameroon

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Global Food for Thought by Michele Lowe

The Council's US Navy Federal Executive Fellow, Commander Michele Lowe, explains how food insecurity fears in Cameroon can fuel instability in our latest collaboration with Agri-Pulse.

A fruit stand at Makenene market in Cameroon
Jasmine Halki
Food and Agriculture

Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Could Drag in Russia and Turkey

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

The New York Times’ Andrew Kramer and Chatham House’s Laurence Broers join Deep Dish to examine the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

A bomb going off in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.
Reuters
Global Politics