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Why Did Iran's Ali Khamenei Oust a Loyal Intelligence Head?

In the News
Foreign Policy
Saeid Golkar

"Hossein Taeb’s sudden removal from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is part of a wider project to install a new generation of zealots," writes Saeid Golkar.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, on February 17, 2022.
Reuters
Global Politics

Fears of a Nuclear-Armed Iran Might Be Overblown

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Reports that Iran is nearing the point of capably developing a nuclear weapon are causing alarm, but they are still a ways away from building a bomb.

Nuclear power plant cooling towers in the Kurdistan region of Iran.
iStock
Defense and Security

World Review: Ukraine's EU Bid, Shangri-La Dialogue, and Biden's Visit to Saudi Arabia

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Nirmal Ghosh, Kim Ghattas, and Stefan Kornelius join Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the week's top news stories.

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis meet together in Kviv on June 16, 2022.
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

The Spiraling Global Food Crisis and Russia's War

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

How has Russia's invasion of Ukraine upended the global food system? Food security experts Ertharin Cousin and Teresa Welsh discuss.

Ukrainian farmer, wearing body armour and helmet, works at the topsoil in a field, amid Russia's invasion of Ukrain
REUTERS
Food and Agriculture

World Review: Biden's Iran Deal, Fissures over Ukraine, Trouble Brews for Boris Johnson

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Bobby Ghosh and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

People hold flags during the gathering of one hundred thousand supporters of Iran's Supreme Leader
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

A Diplomat in South Sudan

In the News
CSIS
Elizabeth Shackelford

Elizabeth Shackleford joins CSIS to look at her role in extending the United Nation’s patrol and protection of women against South Sudanese security forces.

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir at a press conference on March 28, 2022.
Reuters
Women and Girls

When It Comes to Turkey, NATO Needs to Consider Divorce

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

After Turkey's recent threat to block NATO membership for Sweden and Finland, is it time for NATO to reevaluate their relationship?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stands at a podium.
Reuters
Global Politics

In Somalia, Business as Usual Is Bad for US Interests

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

“America’s Somalia policy is obsessed with containing al-Shabab […] in the name of security,” writes Elizabeth Shackelford in the Chicago Tribune.

Reuters
Defense and Security

World Review: Europe Mulls Oil Ban, Russia's Victory Day, and US-Saudi Relations

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Kim Ghattas, Bobby Ghosh, and Nahal Toosi join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

A plane flies over a church in Russia
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

US Public Views Saudi Relationship as One of Necessity

BLOG
Running Numbers by Emily Sullivan

While government officials reaffirm the importance of the US-Saudi relationship, the American public expresses generally chilly feelings towards Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman meets Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Reuters
Public Opinion