Maha Yahya and Emile Hokayem describe political corruption and financial crisis in Lebanon and how a system built on sectarian politics could be rebuilt.

Princeton University's Kim Scheppele joins Deep Dish to explain why the failure of one democracy should matter to every democracy.

Nikkei's Kiyoshi Ando joins Deep Dish to explain why Japan appeared to be a COVID-19 miracle success story but is now seeing a spike in infections.

Jamil Anderlini and Ambassador Kurt Tong join Deep Dish to examine what China's new national security law in Hong Kong means for the US-China rivalry.

Axios' Rebecca Falconer joins this special edition of Deep Dish to explain New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s COVID-19 response and how the government’s actions might influence the upcoming general election in September.

The Wall Street Journal’s Bojan Pancevski joins Deep Dish from Berlin to examine Germany’s reopening strategy after COVID-19.

Sheri Berman, professor of Political Science and author of Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe, explains why the Alternative for Germany (AfD) has emerged as a formidable populist challenger to the two long-dominant parties in Germany, the social democrats and the Christian democrats.

Bloomberg's Nisid Hajari and Paul Staniland of the University of Chicago join Deep Dish to discuss how the decision to revoke Kashmir's special autonomy has once again torn open tensions between India and Pakistan.

The first COVID-19 vaccinations have been given around the world, but there's still a long road ahead.

The Financial Times' Rana Foroohar joins Deep Dish to discuss how tech monopolies such as Google and Amazon are disrupting the US economy and American politics.