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US Foreign Policy

Is Dealing with Putin a Lost Cause for Washington?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Molly Montgomery, former US foreign service officer and special advisor to Vice President Mike Pence, and William Ruger, vice president for research and policy at the Charles Koch Institute, join  Deep Dish  to discuss if dealing with Putin is a lost cause or not.

Putin sits at a desk.
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Kathryn Koob Reflects on the Anniversary of the US Embassy Hostage Crisis

Video Series
Wait Just a Minute

Former American Embassy employee Kathryn Koob answers a minute of questions about Tehran in 1979 in this episode of Wait Just a Minute.

Former US embassy in Tehran, via Wikimedia Commons
Ninara
Global Politics

Is A Post-Brexit US-UK Free Trade Agreement Realistic?

BLOG
Global Insight by Justin Millar

With an extension on Brexit, we revisit the prospects of a future trade agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States.

People wave small British flags while a crowd of people walks by in the background
Roberto Catarinicchia
Global Economy

Stephen A. Schwarzman on China

Video Series
Wait Just a Minute

Stephen Schwarzman, Blackstone founder and CEO, answers a minute of questions regarding the US-China relationship.

The office entrance to the Shanghai World Financial Center
Chris Nagahama
Global Economy

The Case for America to Promote Democracy Abroad

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

The presidents of the National Democratic Institute and the International Republican Institute join  Deep Dish  to explain why the United States must promote democracy abroad.

An Afghan woman casts her vote during parliamentary elections at a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan
Reuters
Global Politics

Missing from 2020: A Real Midwest Jobs Strategy

In the News
The Hill
John Austin

There are very tangible things that the next president can do to fuel growth in the Midwest — from increasing Federal R&D in health, energy, water and mobility solutions to focusing that effort through research-university-hubbed Innovation Institutes.

Aerial shot of Midwest fields with windmils
Thomas Richter
US Foreign Policy

Six Ways in Which Liberal and Moderate Democrats Diverge on Key Issues

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Running Numbers by Jack Benjamin

Of those who self-identify as Democrats in our 2019 Chicago Council Survey, about half are liberals while the other half are moderate/conservative. There are six key issues for which the two groups have differing opinions.

An American flag waving against a blue sky
Aaron Burden
Public Opinion

The Generational Divide Over Climate Change

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Running Numbers by Ruby Scanlon

Many have come to term the generational divide around climate change beliefs the "global warming age gap"—and many more are deeply concerned about its implications for climate change policy.

Climate change environmental activist Greta Thunberg marches at a climate change rally in Rapid City, South Dakota
Reuters
Climate and the Environment

Northern Ireland Remains Staunchly Divided Over Its Future

BLOG
Running Numbers by Jack Benjamin

The ramifications of Brexit are unfolding in Northern Ireland. As a result, historical, political, and religious divides are increasingly felt in debates over the future of the country's border.

Aerial view of Northern Ireland Global Politics

American Foreign Policy in the 2020 Election

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

James M. Lindsay of the Council on Foreign Relations joins the Council's Dina Smeltz to discuss the findings of the newly released 2019 Chicago Council Survey on how Americans view US foreign policy.

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris debate as Senator Bernie Sanders listens
Reuters
Public Opinion