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While the U.S. looks away, Asia stirs with turmoil

In the News
The Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

North Korea is continuing to improve its nuclear capabilities. And political and economic relations between Japan and South Korea are deteriorating rapidly.

South Korean protesters hold up cards calling for a boycott of Japanese products during a rally Global Politics

Why Tunisia Is the Epicenter of Arab Democracy

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Sarah Yerkes and Gordon Gray join Deep Dish to discuss why Tunisia is the epicenter of Arab Democracy.

Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui greets supporters from a car during an election campaign event.
Reuters
Global Politics

Does the United Nations Do Anything Useful?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Catherine Bertini and Thomas G. Weiss join Deep Dish to discuss the future of the United Nations and why the United States should lead its renewal.

Flags outside the United Nations
Mat Reding
Global Politics

2020 aspirants should speak to the needs of Midwest families

In the News
The Hill
John Austin

Next week the Democratic presidential candidates will debate here in Detroit, the symbol of the industrial Midwest’s rise, fall and fledgling rebirth.

A photo of a red barn with a t-intersection street sign in the foreground Global Politics

Jared Cohen on Presidential Succession

Video Series
Wait Just a Minute

Jared Cohen joins us for this episode of Wait Just a Minute.

Screenshot Jared Cohen speaking on-screen Global Politics

Trump and His Advisers are Probably Wrong about What Foreign Policy Americans Want

In the News
The Washington Post
Coauthors

Dina Smeltz and Joshua Busby discuss American public opinion of Trump's foreign policy positions.

Donald J. Trump shakes hands with Kim Jong Un Public Opinion

Commentary: The real threat to liberalism is the US' unwillingness to defend it

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Putin has spent the better part of two decades centralizing his power while actively undermining liberal institutions. But it is the failure of the US and its allies to adequately defend liberalism that is the real threat.

Vladimir Putin US Foreign Policy

Sudan Could Be 'Worse Than the Syrian Civil War'

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Former US envoy to Sudan, Andrew Natsios, joins Deep Dish to explain what is going on in Sudan and why it matters.

Sudanese soldiers stand guard around armored military vehicles as demonstrators continue their protest against the regime near the army headquarters in Khartoum.
Agence France-Presse
Defense and Security

What China Really Wants at Home and Abroad

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Jessica Chen Weiss, author of an intriguing new essay in Foreign Affairs, and Ali Wyne of the RAND Corporation join Deep Dish to discuss China’s vulnerabilities, including the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.

Two million people gathered to protest in Hong Kong
Mason Yim
Global Politics

Can a New Prime Minister in the UK Make Brexit Work?

Video Series
#AskIvo

In this episode of #AskIvo, Council President Ivo Daalder answers a question about whether the next UK prime minister will fare any better dealing with Brexit.

A Union Jack flag waving in front of British Parliament.
Reuters
Global Politics