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Derailing Democracy? Israel's Plan to Limit Judicial Powers

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Just weeks after his return to power, the Netanyahu government threatens democracy.

protestors in Israel
REUTERS
Global Politics

Peruvians Distrust Democracy as Political Crises Deepen

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Running Numbers by Phillip Meng

The fallout from the removal of President Pedro Castillo has revealed a young democracy in dire straits.

People hold signs while protesting against Peru's President Pedro Castillo after Congress approved his removal from office
Reuters
Public Opinion

Yoon Suk-Yeol Faces Headwinds as He Seeks to Shore up Support

In the News
NK News
Karl Friedhoff

The South Korean public is lukewarm about reforms like extending the work week, Karl Friedhoff writes, but Yoon likely sees value in taking a harder line.

A TV screen shows footage of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's New Year's address
SIPA USA
Public Opinion

Xi U-Turns, Biden's Green Subsidies, Ukraine Gets Its Tanks

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

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

New Politburo Standing Committee Members in Beijing
Reuters
Global Politics

Nuclear Tensions on the Korean Peninsula Are Accelerating Dramatically

In the News
Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

As the global security environment becomes more challenging, the need to adapt alliances increases as well.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks in an interview on November 28, 2022.
Reuters
Defense and Security

Peril in Peru: Protests, Unrest and Calls for Change

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Can Peru’s democracy satisfy protester demands, or will it head into political chaos?

Protests in Peru
REUTERS
Global Politics

Why the Wagner Group's Influence in West Africa Is Growing

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

Western countries should use national and international tools to hinder Wagner’s growing global abuse, Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

Men hold Russian flags as they gather to show their support to the Junta leader Ibrahim Traore and demand the departure of the French ambassador in Burkina Fas
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Local and State Diplomacy Is Critical to US Foreign Policy

In the News
The Hill
Matthew Abbott

Matt Abbott argues why local and state diplomacy is critical "to ensure long-term success for cities and states that engage with international entities."

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a press conference at the State Department on January 17, 2023.
Reuters
Global Politics

The 1998 Border Conflict behind Ethiopia's Civil War

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Global Insight by Emma Sanderson

A decades-old rivalry between Eritrea and the TPLF risks derailing Ethiopia’s peace deal.

Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, at a ceremony marking the reopening of the Eritrean Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Reuters
Global Politics

The End of Globalization, Tanks to Ukraine, Iran Protests

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Steve Erlanger, Kim Ghattas, and James Harding join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

World Economic Forum in Davos
Reuters
Global Politics