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Russian Youth More Favorable Toward Israel than Older Generations

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Young Russians may be more likely than their elders to give Israel the benefit of the doubt in its conflict with Hamas.

Israeli tanks head towards the Gaza Strip border
Ohad Zwigenberg / AP
Public Opinion

US Elections Part of Global Trend Away from Incumbents

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Public opinion polling offers insights into what cost incumbent leaders and parties at the polls.

a woman votes in US election
Carolyn Kaster / AP
Public Opinion

The False Promise of a Gaza Ceasefire

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America Abroad
Ivo H. Daalder

"The deal between Israel and Hamas to halt fighting and begin to release the hostages may not last long," Ivo Daalder writes. "Even if it does, it won't settle the conflict."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes his security Cabinet to vote on a ceasefire deal
Koby Gideon / Israeli Government Press Office via AP
Global Politics

Israel Delays Vote on Gaza Ceasefire Agreement

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Fox 32 Chicago
Cécile Shea

Cécile Shea unpacks the factors that may be holding up the potential deal between Israel and Hamas.

Cecile Shea joins Fox 32 Chicago via video Global Politics

As Long as There Is Territory to Fight Over, War Will Be with Us

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"War is persistent because the earth is finite," Paul Poast writes.

A Ukrainian national guard serviceman prepares to reload while firing towards Russian positions
Evgeniy Maloletka / AP
Global Politics

Syria's Revolution, Europe's Support for Ukraine, and Trump's Media Battles

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Steven Erlanger, Bobby Ghosh, and Carla Anne Robbins join Council CEO Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

This photo, released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Ahmad al-Sharaa, (Abu Mohammed al-Golani), right, as he meets with United Nations' special envoy to Syria, Geir Pederson, in Damascus, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.
SANA / AP
Global Politics

For the Rest of the World, Trump Is Already the US President

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

For foreign leaders, the US presidential transition to Donald Trump has already happened, Paul Poast writes—for better and for worse.

Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy pose before a meeting
Sarah Meyssonnier / Pool via AP
US Foreign Policy

Second Vote to Impeach South Korea's Yoon 'Much More Likely' to Succeed

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Channel News Asia
Karl Friedhoff

"It seems that the PPP is now going to turn on him,” Karl Friedhoff says of the embattled leader's political party.

Karl Friedhoff appears on CNA Global Politics

The End of the Assad Regime

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Matt Kaminski, Catherine Philp, and Gideon Rachman join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

An image of Syrian President Bashar Assad, riddled with bullets, on the facade of the provincial government office in Hama, Syria.
Omar Albam / AP
Global Politics

Americans Split over US Response to South Korean Martial Law

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Running Numbers by Camille Dolce

The US public is divided on whether Washington should have remained neutral or opposed Yoon’s controversial move.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a press briefing
South Korea Unification Ministry via AP
Public Opinion