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Leslie Vinjamuri

Humanitarian Needs Are Growing. Can the World Keep Up?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

More people need humanitarian assistance as some of the world’s biggest donors scale back. Mercy Corps CEO Tjada McKenna explains why “the gap is not being plugged” and what could come next.

Humanitarian
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Climate and the Environment

What This Moment Requires of Us

Analysis
by Leslie Vinjamuri

The Council’s founders believed that the United States should have a positive vision for international engagement—and that the Midwest had a critical role to play.

A flower seller arranges bouquets ahead of celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal and the start of Taliban rule in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026.
Nava Jamshidi / AP
Global Politics

The War in Afghanistan Is Over. Or Is It?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

America’s war in Afghanistan may have ended, but its consequences still remain. Ambassador Ryan Crocker unpacks what the US withdrawal told allies and adversaries about American power.

US Withdrawal
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US Foreign Policy

A Moment of Great Disruption

Analysis
by Leslie Vinjamuri

Answers to the questions on what comes next, from the Iran war to the midterm elections.

President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One at Newark Liberty International Airport, New York seen in the background, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Newark, N.J.
Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP
US Foreign Policy

When The Global Economy Becomes a 'Weapon'

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

The world's biggest geopolitical battles aren't fought with military force alone. Edward Fishman explains how everything from shipping lanes to the US dollar has become a source of strategic power.

Wall Street
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Global Economy

The Paradox of President Trump's Peace Project

Analysis
by Leslie Vinjamuri

Trump can disrupt wars and force pauses but has yet to close one. The gap is creating space for middle powers—and an opening for China.

 President Donald Trump signs the charter of his Board of Peace initiative at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2026.
Markus Schreiber / AP
US Foreign Policy

Can Britain Grow Again?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Britain's new prime minister inherits an economy that has struggled to grow for years, with less room to maneuver in an increasingly competitive world. Financial Times columnist Gillian Tett explains what's holding Britain back and what it will take to get growth moving again.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham sits next to Queen Camilla and King Charles III at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Glasgow, Scotland on July 27, 2026.
Kin Cheung / AP
Global Politics

Burnham Meets with Zelensky for First Time as UK Prime Minister

In the News
BBC News
Leslie Vinjamuri

"This meeting really moves the needle in a very serious way [and] makes it clear that he is prepared to be a statesperson on the biggest issues of war and peace," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri tells BBC News.

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Could Burnham's 'Manchesterism' Be a Model for Fixing the West's Crisis?

Analysis
by Leslie Vinjamuri

New UK leader Andy Burnham is wagering that economic renewal at home, not global strategy, is what stands between Britain and its own populist reckoning.

Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrives at 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, July 20, 2026.
Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP
Global Politics

What Winning the AI Race Really Means

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Everyone is asking whether the US is ahead in the AI race. Anne Neuberger argues that's the wrong question and explains what matters instead.

A factory working lining up a data chip under a machine.
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Technology