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Why the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Is so Dangerous

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Sirius XM Potus
Mitchel B. Wallerstein

Nonresident Senior Fellow Mitchel Wallerstein sheds light on the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and why it is so dangerous on Sirius XM POTUS.

An overhead satellite view of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
Reuters
Defense and Security

Remembering Mikhail Gorbachev

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WGN Chicago
Cécile Shea

Mikhail Gorbechav’s peaceful dissolution of the Soviet Union starkly contrasts Putin’s war. Cecile Shea weighs in on WGN's Evening News.

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Why the US Cares about the War in Ukraine

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NPR
Dina Smeltz

Many Americans feel Russia's invasion is morally wrong and nearly three-quarters back increasing US military aid to Ukraine, Dina Smeltz tells NPR.

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Public Opinion

Where the Ukraine War Stands after 6 Months

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Chicago Tonight
Elizabeth Shackelford

"Putin needs to understand that there is no other way out but negotiation," Elizabeth Shackelford argues on WTTW.

Elizabeth Shackelford speaks on Chicago Tonight Defense and Security

Six Months of War in Ukraine, Global Droughts, Finnish Partygate

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Karen DeYoung, Ryan Heath, and Stefan Kornelius join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

President Zelenskyy kneels in front of a memorial with yellow flowers
Reuters
Global Politics

Rewriting How Russia's War in Ukraine Could End

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

"A diplomatic solution is far from guaranteed in the near term," Elizabeth Shackelford writes, "but Ukraine must not close the door to it."

Ukrainian President Zelensky stands with a Ukrainian flag in the background US Foreign Policy

Ukrainian Refugees—the Rule or the Exception?

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Running Numbers by Isabelle Grassel

Why are Ukrainians receiving a warmer welcome from the American public than past refugee groups?

Julija, 10, fleeing from Kyiv wears a hair bow in the colours of the Ukrainian national flag as she waits with her relatives on a platform for a train
Reuters
Public Opinion

7 in 10 Americans Want To Send More Weapons To Ukraine, Poll Finds

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Defense One
Coauthors

Results from the 2022 Chicago Council Survey show Americans want to keep supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes, despite inflation concerns at home.

Ukrainian troops raise guns in the air
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Public Opinion

Who's Winning the Sanctions War?

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Foreign Policy
Bruce W. Jentleson

The West has inflicted damage on the Russian economy, Bruce Jentleson writes, but Putin has so far contained those costs.

A man looks at the exchange rate at the exchange office in the center of St. Petersburg. February 28, 2022.
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US Foreign Policy

World Review: Afghanistan One Year On, Attacks on Ukraine Power Plant, Iran Deal

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Steve Erlanger, Bobby Ghosh, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Three men overlooking a city and sunrise.
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Global Politics