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Endgame in Afghanistan, America's Longest War

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Experts James Dobbins and Douglas Lute discuss whether and how an endgame might take shape in America's longest war.

An American helicopter flies through Afghanistan
Reuters
Defense and Security

North Korea Installs Speed Bumps on Path to Singapore

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Running Numbers by Karl Friedhoff

New statements by a North Korean diplomat may indicate that the upcoming Singapore summit is in peril of failing.

Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) from the South Korean side.
Daniel Oberhaus
Defense and Security

Consequences of Success on the Korean Peninsula

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Running Numbers by Karl Friedhoff

Recent polling on South Korea's Moon Jae-in may be less encouraging than it seems.

Shinzo Abe, Moon Jae-in, and Mike Pence standing side by side. Defense and Security

Mueller Investigation Heats Up as 13 Russians Indicted

In the News
WTTW
Cécile Shea

Cecile Shea says that for her, one of the most interesting things about the indictment is the number of details disclosed that almost certainly have come from intelligence sources.

Cecile Shea speaking on-screen during an interview US Foreign Policy

Trump's nuclear review retains key Obama commitment

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Axios
Ivo H. Daalder

Today, all 184 non-nuclear weapons states under the Non-Proliferation Treaty meet the criterion to not use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear weapons states.

Emblem for the Nuclear Posture Review Defense and Security

Trump to Sign Sanctions Against Russia 'Soon'

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WTTW
Cécile Shea

Cecile Shea joins Chicago Tonight to discuss the sanctions against Russia, Putin’s response, and the investigations into Russian electoral interference.

Screenshot of Cecile Shea on WTTW US Foreign Policy

The value of Nato goes beyond defence spending

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Financial Times
Ivo H. Daalder

The heart of the alliance lies in the commitment of each member to defend the others.

Soldiers wearing berets stand in a line
Reuters
Defense and Security

North Korean Missile Test, Military Exercises Have Region on Edge

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WTTW
Karl Friedhoff

With tensions high on the Korean Peninsula some fear a misstep or miscalculation by either the United States or North Korea could lead to armed conflict – potentially one that could even go nuclear.

Karl Friedhoff on WTTW Defense and Security

Trump's Russia Policy Sends Mixed Messages as Investigations Mount

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WTTW
Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO and the current president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, says our allies in Europe are watching events unfold with “deep concern and great worry.”

Screenshot of Ivo Daalder speaking on TV US Foreign Policy

Do women matter to national security? The men who lead US foreign policy don't think so.

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The Washington Post
Joshua Busby

Researchers found that nations with higher rates of violence against women also had higher risks of conflict and instability and that when women were part of peacemaking, that peace was more durable.

Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia stand during a ceremony at a camp in the Colombian mountains on Feb. 18. Defense and Security