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US Fears of a Nuclear-Armed Saudi Arabia Are Overblown

In the News
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

Israeli Democracy, Russia-Africa Summit, and Spanish Elections

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Ravi Agrawal, Elise Labott, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Israel Politics
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Global Politics

Israel's Constitutional Crisis Is Not Having Such an Important Document

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

"At its core, Israel’s failure to adopt a constitution was the state’s original sin," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

Israeli police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators blocking a road during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system
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Global Politics

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

In the News
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

NATO's Future, China De-escalation, Israel-Palestine Flare-Up

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Jamil Anderlini, Bobby Ghosh, and Susan Glasser join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Lithuania's Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg shaking hands
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US Foreign Policy

Lost Lives, Little Attention: The Overlooked Migrant Crisis

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Why did the lost Titan submarine get more buzz and funding than migrant lives?

Migrants with life jackets provided by volunteers of the Ocean Viking, a migrant search and rescue ship run by NGOs SOS Mediterranee and the International Federation of Red Cross.
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Migration

Rethinking Conflict Resolution in Sudan

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

How can international partners help pave the way for a more peaceful future in Sudan?

People gather to collect water in Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, May 28, 2023.
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Defense and Security

Growing Pains: Transforming Global Food and Agriculture

Podcast
Youth in Agriculture: Transforming Local Food Systems

How do we nourish the population, while protecting the planet from the very act of nourishing us?

A farmer thrashes wheat crop after harvest early morning.
AP Photos/Channi Anand
Food and Agriculture

Turkey and the Power of Controlling the Narrative

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

"Let Turkey’s election be a reminder that a free vote means little in the face of a false narrative," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

Youngsters stand next to giant election billboard of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Global Politics

Summit in Seoul, Victory Day, Syria Joins Arab League

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Nirmal Ghosh, Stefan Kornelius, and Philip Stephens join guest host Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the week's top news stories.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
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Global Politics