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Paul Heer on the Danger of Overstating China's Ambitions

In the News
The Wire China
Paul Heer

"We have to deal with China and the way to deal with it is to engage with it," argues Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer in the Wire China.

Xi Jinping seen from the shoulders up looking to his right.
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Defending Democracy Post-Insurrection in Brazil

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Amid the attack on democracy in Brazil, what lies ahead?

Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrate against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Brasilia
REUTERS
Global Politics

US-China Rapprochement Will Not Come Quickly

In the News
The National Interest
Paul Heer

“Both sides continue to pursue policies that appear aimed more at competition and confrontation,” writes Paul Heer in the National Interest.

Qin Gang (left) stands next to a Chinese flag at right.
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

The GOP's Extremists Now Hold America—and the World—hostage

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

The election for speaker of the Republican-majority House was a bad omen for US aid to Ukraine and US democracy, Paul Poast writes.

Rep. Matt Gaetz gets into a verbal confrontation with Rep.  Kevin McCarthy
Abaca Press
US Foreign Policy

Japan Unveils Ambitious Military Plans Ahead of Biden-Kishida Meeting

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

What are the implications of Japan’s largest military buildup since World War II, and what does this mean for the US-Japan security alliance?

MEETING
REUTERS
Defense and Security

Hunger in Alabama's Black Belt: Developing Sustainable Food Systems

In the News
Agri-Pulse
Andrew Williams

Andrew Williams of the Deep South Food Alliance discusses hunger in Alabama’s Black Belt, and what can be done to improve economic conditions related to food and agriculture

A man in a blue shirt walks through a field of crops.
Erik Aquino
Food and Agriculture

Going Beyond Regenerative Agriculture on Tribal Lands

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Global Food for Thought by Leah Altman

Regenerative agriculture helps build just food economies, protecting Indigenous ways of knowing despite outside pressure to conform to globalized agricultural practices.

Doyan and Kaiesta smile into the camera as they hold up two stalks of corn.
Intertribal Agriculture Council
Food and Agriculture

2023 Farm Bill: Enhancing Agricultural Safety Nets

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Global Food for Thought by Senay Emmanuel

The 2023 Farm Bill will be a significant legislative hurdle that will require input, coordination, and buy-in from all sectors and actors within the domestic food system.

A tractor pulls a wagon of hay through a field of wheat.
Olia Gozha
Food and Agriculture

Tweaking the Inflation Reduction Act Can Strengthen Democracies' Hand

In the News
The National Interest
John Austin

“Made in Democracy” is a better label than “Made in America” if the goal is to strengthen our collective Western economies as well as our political alliances.

President Biden listens to President Macron's speech at a White House State Dinner on December 1, 2022.
Reuters
Global Economy

Will Zelenskyy's Speech Convince Republicans to Continue Support?

In the News
CNN International
Ivo H. Daalder

President Zelenskyy reminded Congress, "your money is not charity; it is an investment." Ivo Daalder weighs in with Zain Asher on the details.

Zain Asher and Ivo Daalder speak on CNN International US Foreign Policy