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Recognizing Palestinian Statehood Isn't Just Political Theater

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

France, the United Kingdom, and Canada are all prepared to recognize the state of Palestine. Paul Poast unpacks what that actually means in international relations.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron
Ludovic Marin / Pool via AP
Global Politics

Is Gaza's Hunger Crisis Driving the World to Recognize a Palestinian State?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Ertharin Cousin joins Deep Dish to unpack the unfolding hunger crisis in Gaza and explains how calls for Palestinian statehood recognition could reshape the conflict.

Palestinians push up against a fence waiting for food at a community kitchen in Gaza City on July 26, 2025.
Abdel Kareem Hana / AP
Food and Agriculture

Behind the Global Race for AI Dominance

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Nikita Lalwani joins Deep Dish to unpack how US industrial policy, national security, and China's tech ambitions are shaping the AI chips competition.

A close look at a computer chip.
Umberto / Unsplash
Global Politics

A Crisis in Confidence: European Public Opinion in the Trump Era

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Running Numbers by Tim O'Brien

European perception of the United States has plummeted as multilateral commitments wane and international tensions rise, recent surveys show.

President Donald Trump poses during a group photo of NATO heads of state and government at the NATO summit in The Hague
Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP
Public Opinion

The Liberal International Order Is No Better or Worse Under Trump

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Despite predictions that Trump would dismantle the liberal international order, recent summits suggest it is largely how it's always been, Paul Poast writes.

President Donald Trump arrives for a media conference at the end of the NATO summit
Alex Brandon / AP
US Foreign Policy

US Grand Strategy in a Fractured World

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Colin Kahl and Tom Wright join Leslie Vinjamuri on Deep Dish to unpack US strategy shifts.

President Donald Trump speaks standing between Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a press conference at the NATO Summit on June 25, 2025.
Markus Schreiber / AP
Global Politics

Why Don't the Iranian People Rise Up?

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Foreign Policy
Saeid Golkar

"The regime has invested in creating an extensive suppressive apparatus across Iran, at every level of society," Saeid Golkar and Kasra Aarabi write.

Iranians walk under a mural of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini
Vahid Salemi / AP
Global Politics

Beyond the Ceasefire: Iran's Future, America's Role, and What's Next

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Vali Nasr and Suzanne Maloney join Leslie Vinjamuri on Deep Dish to discuss the Iran-Israel conflict.

Iranian worshippers walk past a mural showing the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, right, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, and Basij paramilitary force in Tehran, Iran on April 19, 2024.
Vahid Salemi / AP
Global Politics

New President of Chicago Council on Global Affairs Discusses Mission

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WGN News
Leslie Vinjamuri

"People understand the conversation in Washington is often very stuck in a very divided context," Leslie Vinjamuri says. "They're trying to understand a broader perspective, and we bring that."

Leslie Vinjamuri speaks with WGN's Micah Materre US Foreign Policy

What's Next for Iran Nuclear Negotiations

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Fox 32 Chicago
Cécile Shea

As the ceasefire between Israel and Iran continues, Cécile Shea reacts to President Trump's announcement of a tentative meeting between the United States and Iran.

Cecile Shea joins Fox 32 Chicago via video US Foreign Policy