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Congress has NATO's back, despite Trump's unilateralism

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The Washington Post
Coauthors

Surveys show deep bipartisan support for the alliance.

President Trump meets Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, in the Oval Office US Foreign Policy

New York City's Global Experience Builds the Case for City Diplomacy

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Global Insight by Penny Abeywardena

The New York experience demonstrates how we can work together through city diplomacy to create meaningful impact.

View of downtown Manhattan, New York City
Florian Wehde
Global Cities

At 70, NATO is strong — but it must adapt to new demands

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

NATO turns 70 on April 4. That’s normally a good age to retire. But retirement would be a mistake, because the need for the transatlantic alliance remains very real.

NATO defense ministers gather during a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 13, 2019. US Foreign Policy

Why Worry about Global Population Decline?

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Global population is expected to peak and then decline this century, reshaping everything from economic growth and immigration to government spending and climate change.

 The crowd on Thane station waiting for the train to arrive.
Dharmadhyaksha
Migration

What Do You Think about the Relationship between Trump and Kim?

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#AskIvo

In this episode of #AskIvo, Council President Ivo Daalder gives his take on the relationship between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. 

President Trump and Kim Jong Un shake hands in front of US and North Korean flags.
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US Foreign Policy

What Ukraine's Election Reveals, Five Years After Crimea

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Steven Pifer, a former US ambassador to Ukraine, joins Deep Dish to explain the latest developments in Russia and Ukraine's relationship, and what to expect next.

US Embassy Ukraine Global Politics

From Chicago to Uganda, Clean Water is Key to Good Nutrition

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Global Food for Thought by Roger Thurow

Unclean water, poor sanitation, and lousy hygiene—and resulting diseases—combine with poor nutrition as the leading causes of young child mortality and stunting. 

Women in Niger water a vegetable garden. Climate and the Environment

Britain doesn't know what it wants — but it needs to make a Brexit decision soon

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Undaunted, Theresa May will try and get her deal through Parliament one last time next week in the faint hope that she can still succeed.

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Why Is the United States Bombing Somalia?

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Bronwyn Bruton of the Atlantic Council and Paul D. Williams of George Washington University join Deep Dish to explain what the US is doing in Somalia and why al Shabaab is a target.

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U.S. Air Force
Defense and Security

What Is NATO's Biggest Success and Its Biggest Failure?

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#AskIvo

Council President and former US Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder answers a question about the NATO alliance's biggest success and its biggest failure.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and other members of NATO Ministers of Defense and of Foreign Affairs meet at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium
Sgt. Jerry Morrison
Defense and Security