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The International and Domestic Implications of Turkey's Tanking Lira

In the News
Global Dispatches
Sibel Oktay

Sibel Oktay joins the Global Dispatches podcast to explain the domestic and international implications of Turkey's currency crisis.

Currency protests in Istanbul
REUTERS
Global Economy

World Review: Turkey's Economy, Iran Talks, and Hope From 2021

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Bobby Ghosh, Steven Erlanger, and Carla Anne Robbins join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

Protests against the Turkish government over economic policies
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Martin Indyk on US Middle East Policy

Video Series
Wait Just a Minute

What role should the United States play in the Middle East after leaving Afghanistan?

Martin Indyk US Foreign Policy

Why is Putin Threatening to Invade Ukraine (Again)?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Is the threat of a NATO expansion the core issue driving Putin’s aggression towards Ukraine, or are his concerns about legacy to blame?

REUTERS
Global Politics

China Dismisses Olympic Boycott as "Farce"

In the News
WTTW Chicago Tonight
Craig Kafura

"The 2021 Chicago Council Survey finds that a narrow majority of Americans support some sort of boycott of this year’s Beijing Olympics,” Craig Kafura tells WTTW.

Screen shot of Craig Kafura appearing with John Soares and Brent Huffman on Chicago Tonight. Public Opinion

Selling the China Threat

In the News
Defense One
Ivo H. Daalder

Council President Ivo Daalder discusses how history, politics, and public opinion are reshaping the US-China relationship with Defense One.

Screen shot of Ivo Daalder speaking at Defense One's Outlook for 2022 virtual event. US Foreign Policy

Russia's Aggression Towards Ukraine

In the News
The Diane Rehm Show
Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo Daalder spoke with Diane Rhem about why Ukraine is so important to Russia, what it means for Europe's security, and how the US can deescalate the situation.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks by phone with U.S. President Joe Biden in Kyiv, Ukraine December 9, 2021
Reuters
Defense and Security

Has Washington's Policy Toward Taiwan Crossed the Rubicon?

In the News
National Interest
Paul Heer

"If Taiwan […] is part of an international struggle against the PRC, how is that not a de facto ‘one China, one Taiwan’ policy?” writes Paul Heer in National Interest.

Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III administers the oath of office to Dr. Ely Ratner.
Chad J. McNeeley
US Foreign Policy

World Review: Biden Pressures Putin, Protecting Democracy, and Olympic Boycott

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Stefan Kornelius, and Giles Whittell join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

President Biden meets with Vladimir Putin over video screen
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Don't Overlook the Looming Balkans Crisis

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Milorad Dodik, the Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is leveraging nationalist sentiments to make a move towards succession. Will it spark a new conflict?

Bosnia leader
REUTERS
Global Politics