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Back to Baseline: Views of China's Development as a Threat Recede

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

Four in ten Americans (38%) see the development of China as a world power as a critical threat, in line with how Americans have felt about China’s development since 2004.

President Donald J. Trump joins Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, at the G20 Japan Summit Public Opinion

How Long Is Putin Planning to Stay in Power in Russia?

Video Series
#AskIvo

In this episode of #AskIvo, Council President Ivo Daalder looks at why Putin's move to extend his political power should have caught no one by surprise.

Putin sits at a desk.
Reuters
Global Politics

America First vs. Spider-Man — A Debate on Supporting Pro-Democracy Protests

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Rochelle Terman and Paul Poast join Deep Dish to debate the two competing options for prodemocracy movements - "America first" and "Spider-Man."

Police officers escort man dressed as Spiderman away after he installed banner in front of big screen in central Hong Kong.
Reuters
Global Politics

Strange Bedfellows — Anti-Immigrant Conservatives and Environmentalists Join Forces in Europe

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Experts discuss the odd pairing of Austria's conservatives and climate activists and the lessons for the larger realignment of left-right politics in Europe.

Head of Austria's Green Party Werner Kogler and Head of Peoples Party (OeVP) Sebastian Kurz shake hands after delivering a statement, as they start their negotiations for a coalition government in Vienna, Austria
Reuters
Migration

Iran's Retaliation Against the US Is Not One and Done

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

In retaliation for the killing of Iranian commander Soleimani, Iran fired a dozen missiles on two US bases in Iraq. Kelly Magsamen argues killing Soleimani may have been Trump’s most consequential foreign policy decision.

A protest against the assassination of Qasem Soleimani in Tehran
Reuters
Defense and Security

People Around the World Will Demand Change in 2020. Will Global Leaders Be up to the Challenge?

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

We enter the ’20s at a time when American power and influence continues to wane, China’s is increasing and people all around the world are making clear that their voices need to be heard.

Tens of thousands of Hong Kong people gathered on the streets in Causeway Bay to march.
Voice of America
Global Politics

Boris Johnson is Getting Brexit Done. But Then What?

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

The United Kingdom will now leave the European Union on Jan. 31, as scheduled. But it leaves open critical issues that will determine Britain's future.

Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
David Sedlecký
Global Politics

Japanese Public Glad to See GSOMIA Stay In Place

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

We explore the tensions between two key US allies in Asia—Japan and South Korea—and what happened in 2019 that led the countries here.

South Korean president Moon Jae-in
Korean Culture & Information Service
Global Politics

NATO at 70: Cracks in Alliance Are Significant

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Council President and former ambassador Ivo Daalder address three threats to NATO and ways to ensure the organization sees its 80th birthday.

Former ambassadors gather for the 70th anniversary of NATO Global Politics

Remember the Iron Curtain? 30 Years Later, Central Europe Is Still Adjusting

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Richard C. Longworth

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the countries of Eastern Europe remain free and independent. The bliss itself is long gone.

Berlin Wall Global Politics