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The Oppenheimer Effect: Reigniting Nuclear Awareness

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Discover the power of cinema as we unpack the 'Oppenheimer' movie's ability to resurface long-forgotten fears and inspire dialogue around nuclear consciousness.

Matt Damon, from left, Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere for the film 'Oppenheimer'.
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Defense and Security

Ukraine and Taiwan: Why Airpower and Air Defense Matter

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Global Insight by Coauthors

American weapons play a key role in the defense strategies of both US partners.

Taiwanese F-16 jet fighters fly in close formation during a navy exercise
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Defense and Security

Another War on Drugs Won't Solve the Fentanyl Crisis

In the News
Responsible Statecraft
Emma Sanderson

Washington should ditch the military rhetoric and refocus efforts on work with China and Mexico, Emma Sanderson argues.

Police and military patrol Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico
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US Foreign Policy

US Fears of a Nuclear-Armed Saudi Arabia Are Overblown

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"If Saudi Arabia is being asked to accept Israel as a peer, then it should be treated as a peer as well," Paul Poast writes.

Joe Biden and Mohammed bin Salman
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Defense and Security

Unpacking the Global Response to the Niger Coup

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Al Jazeera
Elizabeth Shackelford

Elizabeth Shackelford weighs in on how the military takeover could affect security relationships with the United States and others.

Elizabeth Shackelford appears on Al Jazeera Global Politics

Will Politics in Taiwan Increase the Risk of Conflict with China?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Deep Dish explores the challenges and choices Taiwan faces in preserving peace and navigating its delicate relationship with China and the US.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, center left, hands over a flag to the party's presidential candidate William Lai during the party congress of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party
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Defense and Security

The 'Israel Model' Is a Poor Consolation Prize for Ukraine

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Offering Ukraine something other than NATO membership would send a message to Moscow that the US is committed to Ukraine’s security—but only up to a point," Paul Poast argues.

US President Joe Biden, left, speaks at an event with G7 leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
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Defense and Security

The Debate on US Strategy in Taiwan-China Relations

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Should the United States take a more militarized or diplomatic approach in Taiwan-China relations?

Lawmakers in a new House select committee on China do an exercise to examined American diplomatic, economic and military options if the US and China were ever to reach the brink of war over Taiwan
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US Foreign Policy

For Moscow, That NATO Summit Must Have Been Highly Alarming

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

"Putin’s decision to attack has made Ukraine’s membership of NATO inevitable," writes Ivo Daalder.

Putin looks down at paper and frowns, seated in ornate chair.
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Defense and Security

Assessing the NATO Summit, with Ivo H. Daalder

In the News
CFR's the President's Inbox
Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo Daalder joins James Lindsay to discuss the decisions reached at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Biden stands at a podium on the NATO stage at left, Zelenskyy stands at right.
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Defense and Security