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John Gans on the National Security Council

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Wait Just a Minute

University of Pennsylvania's John Gans joins us for this episode of Wait Just a Minute.

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Will Ambassador Subnat Go to Washington?

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Global Insight by Ian Klaus

The proposed "City and State Diplomacy Act" would establish an ambassador for subnational engagements by state and municipal governments.

US Capital building at night Global Cities

Jared Cohen on Presidential Succession

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Wait Just a Minute

Jared Cohen joins us for this episode of Wait Just a Minute.

Screenshot Jared Cohen speaking on-screen Global Politics

Commentary: The real threat to liberalism is the US' unwillingness to defend it

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Putin has spent the better part of two decades centralizing his power while actively undermining liberal institutions. But it is the failure of the US and its allies to adequately defend liberalism that is the real threat.

Vladimir Putin US Foreign Policy

Mind the Knowledge Gaps: What Global Conferences Bring to Light

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Global Insight by Ian Klaus

Convenings of experts call attention to that which scientists and policymakers don’t know. These "knowledge gaps," it turns out, are especially prevalent in the urban domain.

Mind the Knowledge Gaps: What Global Conferences Bring to Light Global Cities

When Trump Meets With World Leaders, He Won't Be the Only One Thinking About 2020

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The New York Times
Ivo H. Daalder

By the time of this week’s Democratic presidential debate, President Trump should be ensconced in meetings with counterparts at an international summit gathering in Osaka, Japan.

President Trump in the Oval Office US Foreign Policy

Commentary: With US-Iran tensions rising, is diplomacy still even an option?

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

The only question now is how this ends—in war, new negotiations or one side backing down.

Protesters demonstrate on June 19, 2019 at a briefing on Capitol Hill by Brian Hook, the State Department's special representative on Iran. US Foreign Policy

EPA's New Rule Replaces Obama's Key Climate Change Plan

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WBEZ
Karen Weigert

The new rule will replace the Clean Power Plan unveiled by the former Obama administration in 2015 and is expected to go into effect within 30 days.

EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks during a media availability at the Environmental Protection Agency, Wednesday, June 19, 2019, in Washington. Climate and the Environment

What Can Mexico Really Do About Migration?

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Earl Anthony Wayne, a former US ambassador to Mexico, joins Deep Dish to discuss what can realistically be done about migrants.

People wait in line at the US-Mexico border.
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US Foreign Policy

Douglas Lute and Nicholas Burns on NATO's Crisis

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Two former US ambassadors to NATO join Deep Dish to explain why NATO is currently facing a critical situation and what can be done about it.

The American and NATO flags
NATO
Defense and Security