For the Iran War Hawks: 11 Lessons From Vietnam

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Richard C. Longworth

McNamara was tragically wrong about Vietnam. Now history repeats itself. The Trump administration seems determined to follow McNamara’s list of follies, again point by point.

Military running to helicopters during the Vietnam War. Defense and Security

People Around the World Will Demand Change in 2020. Will Global Leaders Be up to the Challenge?

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

We enter the ’20s at a time when American power and influence continues to wane, China’s is increasing and people all around the world are making clear that their voices need to be heard.

Tens of thousands of Hong Kong people gathered on the streets in Causeway Bay to march.
Voice of America
Global Politics

Work Authorization Is a Lifeline for Asylum-Seekers—and for Chicago's Economy

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Sara McElmurry

Asylum protections and work authorization are critical, but if recent policy proposals from the Department of Homeland Security come to fruition, the future is bleak for asylum-seekers—and for local employers who would benefit from their talents.

Mural of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is pictured in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago
Reuters
Migration

The Book That Captured Mid-'70s Paris

In the News
CityLab
Ian Klaus

Ian Klaus unpacks a French writer's short publication from 1975 and points out, "nearly half a century later, it's a remarkable document of what’s since changed, and also of what hasn't."

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
Yann Caradec
Global Cities

EU-Mercosur FTA: The Unheralded Trade Agreement with Big Implications

BLOG
Global Insight by Justin Millar

Overshadowed by global trade conflicts, the pending EU-Mercosur trade pact underlines the shifting global trade landscape away from a US-led international trade order.

The flag of the European Union
Markus Spiske
Global Economy

Conflict Has Changed. Do International Norms Still Matter?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, joins Deep Dish to discuss the complications of modern humanitarian crises and urban conflicts.

A very badly damaged building in Syria
Peter Biro
Global Cities

Boris Johnson is Getting Brexit Done. But Then What?

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

The United Kingdom will now leave the European Union on Jan. 31, as scheduled. But it leaves open critical issues that will determine Britain's future.

Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
David Sedlecký
Global Politics

Ankit Panda on North Korea

Video Series
Wait Just a Minute

Ankit Panda discusses North Korea's nuclear program.

Defense and Security

Japanese Public Glad to See GSOMIA Stay In Place

BLOG
Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

We explore the tensions between two key US allies in Asia—Japan and South Korea—and what happened in 2019 that led the countries here.

South Korean president Moon Jae-in
Korean Culture & Information Service
Global Politics

Goolsbee and Keynes on Trump's Trade Wars and the US Economy

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Austan Goolsbee and Soumaya Keynes join Deep Dish to discuss whether it's a moment for optimism or concern about the US economy.

Traders at the New York Stock Exchange watch President Trump
Reuters
Global Economy