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2020 aspirants should speak to the needs of Midwest families

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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.

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White House Says Turkey Can't Buy New F-35 Fighter Jets

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NPR
Ivo H. Daalder

Days after Turkey defied NATO and the US by accepting a Russian missile defense system, the White House says Turkey won't be able to buy 100 new F-35 fighter jets.

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Iran Reacts to US Sanctions—with Echoes of Run-up to Pearl Harbor

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

University of Chicago's Robert Pape and George Mason University's Ellen Laison join this week's Deep Dish to discuss what is at stake with Iran.

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Jared Cohen on Presidential Succession

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Wait Just a Minute

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

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Peace to Prosperity Misses the Mark with Palestinians

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Running Numbers by Bettina Hammer

Palestinians are critical of the US and Peace to Prosperity plan.

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Toa Heftiba
Public Opinion

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

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The Washington Post
Coauthors

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

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

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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.

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Lionel Barber on Interviewing Putin about Risk and Power

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Financial Times  editor Lionel Barber joins Council President Ivo Daalder and  Deep Dish  host Brian Hanson to discuss what the Russian president revealed about his worldview.

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Russian Presidential Press and Information Office
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Jess Fanzo on the Rise in Obesity

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Wait Just a Minute

Jess Fanzo, editor-in-chief of "Global Food Security Journal," takes a minute to answer questions on why obesity is rising across the globe and what can be done about it.

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Sudan Could Be 'Worse Than the Syrian Civil War'

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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.

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