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We Wish You A Merry Explicit DK/NR Response

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

Polling on holiday greetings dates back to 2004, when Fox News host Bill O’Reilly launched the "War on Christmas" narrative into American society. But which holiday greetings do Americans prefer?

A variety of holiday greeting cards
Annie Spratt
Public Opinion

Michael H. Moskow on 'American Hero' Paul Volcker

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Global Insight by Michael H. Moskow

The Council's Michael H. Moskow shares his insights on why Paul A. Volcker was critical in breaking the back of inflation in the 1970s and 1980s.

Paul Volcker
Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics
Global Cities

Naughty or Nice: A Guide to Healthy Political Discourse This Holiday Season

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Running Numbers by Jack Benjamin

As the Christmas holidays approach, we review both key and controversial topics in current politics

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Is Dealing with Putin a Lost Cause for Washington?

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Molly Montgomery, former US foreign service officer and special advisor to Vice President Mike Pence, and William Ruger, vice president for research and policy at the Charles Koch Institute, join  Deep Dish  to discuss if dealing with Putin is a lost cause or not.

Putin sits at a desk.
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US Foreign Policy

NATO at 70: Cracks in Alliance Are Significant

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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.

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Elisabeth Braw on Cyber Warfare

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Wait Just a Minute

Elisabeth Braw discusses cybersecurity.

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Which Side Will India Take in US-China Rivalry?

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Sushant Singh, deputy editor of the Indian Express newspaper, and the University of Chicago’s Paul Staniland discuss New Delhi’s perceptions about the “Indo-Pacific” strategy.

President Xi, right, and Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi Defense and Security

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

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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

Why Does US Diplomacy Require All These ... People?

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

People and process matter in foreign policy. They are essential to effective decision-making and even more to the effective implementation of the decisions that have been made.

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy Is Dealing with More Than the Impeachment Inquiry

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Melinda Haring of the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council and Joanna Rohozinska from the National Endowment for Democracy join Deep Dish to discuss the latest in Europe.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, and President Trump
White House
Global Politics