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

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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

Germany's Faustian Bargain With China

In the News
The Diplomat
Theresa Fallon

In allowing Huawei to bid for Germany's 5G development, Merkel has departed from broader European strategy.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the weekly cabinet meeting
Reuters
Global Politics

The Berlin Wall Fell in a Dramatic Wave of Hope, Openness and US Support 30 Years Ago. Now Everything Is Different.

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Thirty years ago, the wall dividing Berlin and Europe came tumbling down and the Cold War, which had split Europe for more than four decades, had ended. Now, much of the hope and optimism that made this possible has disappeared.

Berlin Wall Global Politics

Americans Want to Be Engaged with the World—the Question Is How

In the News
The National Interest
Coauthors

All too often commentators on the American public and foreign policy conflate public weariness with foreign military intervention with a desire to disengage from global affairs.

Statue of Liberty Public Opinion

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

Trump's Withdrawal from Syria Didn't Just Abandon the Kurds to Turkey. It Also Shook the Ground under NATO.

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

For the message is clear: When it comes to the defense of its allies, the United States is now more likely to get out than stay for the fight.

National flags outside of the United Nations. Global Politics

A Prize-Winning Peace in the Horn of Africa

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Boston University’s Michael Woldemariam and the Council’s Ertharin Cousin join Deep Dish to discuss the strides made so far by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the steps ahead between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Paul Kagame
Global Politics

Graeme Wood on Islamic State in Syria

Video Series
Wait Just a Minute

Journalist Graeme Wood, author of "The Way of the Strangers: Encounters With the Islamic State," takes a minute to discuss the difference between ISIS and al Qaeda, and if ISIS has truly been defeated.

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President Trump Fell in Love with Kim Jong Un—and North Korea Kept Building Missiles

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

We need a different approach, one that is more realistic about the growing threat North Korea represents.

A man stands near a TV showing a file picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a news report on North Korea firing short-range ballistic missiles
Reuters
Defense and Security

Has Brexit Finally Arrived? The Economist's Zanny Minton Beddoes Explains.

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist, joins Deep Dish to explain how the United Kingdom fell into their current predicament and what to expect next.

Front page of the Metro UK newspaper about Brexit
Habib Ayoade
Global Politics