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Bolsonaro's Quest to Be Top Gun Endangers Brazil

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Washington Post
Robert Muggah

Jair Bolsonaro "has emboldened his boosters to distrust the polls and decry the electoral system, while making sure they’re packing heat," writes Robert Muggah.

Brazilian President  Jair Bolsonaro gestures during a military event in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Reuters
Defense and Security

Xi-Putin Summit, the UK after Elizabeth, and Ukraine Strikes Back

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Elise Labott, Philip Stephens, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin sit together in a meeting.
Reuters
Global Politics

Xi Jinping's Russia Problem

In the News
Newstalk ZB
Cécile Shea

Cécile Shea joins the Mike Hosking Breakfast podcast to discuss why Chinese President Xi Jinping can't be seen supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on June 5, 2019
Reuters
Global Politics

How Putin's Overreach Undermined Russian Power

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul and Wilson Center’s Lucian Kim explain how Russia’s setbacks in Ukraine have exposed flaws in its claims to be a great power.

Presidents Xi and Putin look at each other while standing at separate podiums
REUTERS
Global Politics

Commonwealth Caribbean Wants More than Symbolic Change from British Monarchy

BLOG
Global Insight by Grace Carrington

Faced with a new, less popular monarch, will a growing movement for republicanism accelerate in the Caribbean 'realms'?

Queen Elizabeth II sits in a chair with people waving Jamaican flags in the foreground.
Reuters
Global Politics

The West Holds Firm

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Foreign Affairs
Ivo H. Daalder

"The collapse of Western resolve remains unlikely, even if Ukraine’s current counteroffensive stalls," writes Council President Ivo Daalder.

The Ukrainian flag is displayed outside the European Parliament in Brussels, June 2022
Reuters
Global Politics

Xi Unlikely to Throw Putin a Lifeline

In the News
Bloomberg Markets Asia
Ivo H. Daalder

Are close ties with Russia a liability for Xi Jinping? Council President Ivo Daalder argues "in some ways, it is" on Bloomberg Markets Asia.

Ivo Daalder speaks with Yvonne Man, David Ingles and Rishaad Salamat on "Bloomberg Markets Asia". Defense and Security

The Global Legacy of Queen Elizabeth II

Video Series
Featured Video

Author and journalist Krithika Varagur examines younger generations' understanding of the British monarchy.

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Ukraine Makes Gains in War with Russia

In the News
CBS News
Ivo H. Daalder

Ukrainian forces have retaken roughly 3,000 square kilometers of territory in the past nine days. Council President Ivo Daalder analyzes on CBS News.

Screenshot of Ivo Daalder speaking on CBS news next to footage of Ukrainian soldiers saluting flag near pine trees. Defense and Security

Reactions to Global Themes in King Charles' Inaugural Speech

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Global Insight by Karin Larson

People around the world offer their perspectives on the global themes of King Charles III's first address on the world stage.

King Charles III sits at a table, facing the camera
Reuters
Global Politics