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Experts James Dobbins and Douglas Lute discuss whether and how an endgame might take shape in America's longest war.

Historian Brenda Gayle Plummer joins the Council's Brian Hanson to discuss how the US can learn from our history of racial injustice in order to make future foreign policy decisions.

New York Times national security correspondent David Sanger takes a minute to answer questions about cyberattacks and why they have become the new weapon of choice for foreign adversaries.

CSIS’ Bonnie Glaser and US Navy Fellow Lieutenant Commander Matthew Dalton join Deep Dish to examine China’s strategy in the South China Sea.

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

Ten years after The First 1,000 Days book began, we revisit Shyamkali and her six daughters to see how they are faring.

How can advancements in technology and nutrition revolutionize the global food system?

Ivo Daalder and James Lindsay discuss their new book "The Empty Throne: America’s Abdication of Global Leadership"—a revealing look at Trump’s foreign policy.

The Good Friday Accords may have reduced violence, but decades later sectarian tensions still run high.

Claudia Heiss joins Deep Dish to explain what to watch for during the two-year drafting process of Chile's constitution.

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

Former US envoy to Sudan, Andrew Natsios, joins Deep Dish to explain what is going on in Sudan and why it matters.

Suzanne Maloney and Ariane Tabatabai join Deep Dish to examine tensions between the United States and Iran and the future of the US-Iran standoff.

Oriana Skylar Mastro takes a minute to discuss China's approach to projecting influence as a global military power and what it means for the US and its allies.

Brian Hanson discusses our future with the EU and China with Wendy Cutler and Noah Barkin.

Ten years after The First 1,000 Days book, we revisit Esther and her son Rodgers to see how they are faring.

The Youth in Agriculture podcast examines new innovations required to improve the food system.

Tom Pepinsky of Cornell University and the Brookings Institution joins  Deep Dish  to discuss the overcrowded capital city Jakarta’s sinking.

In this episode of #AskIvo, Council President Ivo Daalder looks at why Putin’s move to extend his political power should have caught no one by surprise.

Why do some governments use sports to launder their reputations – and does it work?