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Reflecting on Two Years of Taliban Rule

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Running Numbers by Lama El Baz

The anniversary of the Taliban's return to power has reignited a debate about how best to support the Afghan people.

Taliban fighters patrol on the road
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Public Opinion

BRICS Summit, Saudi Border Crimes, Ukraine's Counteroffensive Critics

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Steven Erlanger, Bobby Ghosh, and Nahal Toosi join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

South Africa BRICS Summit
Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service
Global Politics

Trilateral Ties in East Asia, A.I. in the Gulf, Economic Troubles in China

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Ryan Heath, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Biden, Yoon, Kishida at Trilateral Meeting
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Global Politics

Lessons in Security and Diplomacy 25 Years After the US Embassy Bombings

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

We explore how the 1998 US embassy bombings in Kenya forever changed the way the US government protects its representatives abroad.

A view of the United States Embassy, left, and other damaged buildings in downtown Nairobi, Kenya on Aug. 8, 1998 the day after terrorist bombs in Kenya.
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US Foreign Policy

Niger Coup, Saudi Peace Summit, China’s Deflation

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

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

Niger coup
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Global Politics

Middle East Peace, Pakistani Elections, Ukraine War Updates

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Deb Amos, Nirmal Ghosh, and Gideon Rachman join guest host Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the week's top news stories.

President Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
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Global Politics

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

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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

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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