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Best Laid Plans: Council President on Afghanistan

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Global Insight by Ivo H. Daalder

Council President Ivo Daalder, former US ambassador to NATO, shares his perspective.

Soldiers in Afghanistan viewed from inside plane.
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Disinformation Sowed Our Failure in Afghanistan

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

"You cannot build good foreign policy on dishonesty. But we keep trying to because no one pays for it," writes Elizabeth Shackelford.

Man on bicycle in front of Hamid Kerzal International airport in Kabul
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Amaranth, Brain Food, and a Diversified Database

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Global Food for Thought by Julia Whiting

Our weekly roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

A woman shells pineapples in India
Jayanta Shaw
Food and Agriculture

Political Appointees Are a Problem for Foreign Policy

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

Elizabeth Shackelford explains why America shouldn’t aim to be so exceptional when it comes to selecting diplomats.

Biden leaving plane
The White House
US Foreign Policy

Cryptocurrencies, Geopolitics, & the Future of Money

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Bitcoin is just a small part of the global conversation around cryptocurrencies. Will they shake up the economy—and geopolitics—as much as advertised?

Cryptocurrency options
REUTERS
Global Economy

World Review: Iran's Raisi Takes Office and COVID Roars Back

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Karen DeYoung, Ryan Heath, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Iranian President Raisi
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

How Do Foreign Policy Experts Think About Allies?

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

A new experiment by researchers from the University of Illinois at Springfield, the University of Chicago, and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs finds that policy experts care about formal alliances. But even alliance relationships have limits.

Anthony Blinken Speaking
Ron Przysucha
Public Opinion

Pre-Summit Protests, Booming Beehives, & Costly Coffee

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Global Food for Thought by Julia Whiting

Our weekly roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

Urban beekeepers in New York City replenish a hive.
Shannon Stapleton
Food and Agriculture

Bipartisan Bill Could End Our Casual Relationship with War

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

The Council's Elizabeth Shackelford explains how a new bipartisan bill could renew Congressional war powers and reign in presidential power to engage the United States in conflict.

US soldiers in Afghanistan
US Department of Defense
Defense and Security

World Review: Extreme Weather, Cyber Threats, and the Delta Variant

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Nirmal Ghosh, Carla Anne Robbins, and Steve Erlanger join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

A boat floats through a flood in Europe
Reuters
Climate and the Environment