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What is driving the recent increase in North Korean missile launches—and how should the US respond?

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

"The West needs to contemplate a world in which the conflict continues with neither victory nor peace in sight," Ivo Daalder and James Goldgeier write.

Why moving to renewable energy will not increase energy security and reduce geopolitical power struggles and what to do.

What does China’s economic slowdown mean for the world? UC San Diego's Victor Shih joins Deep Dish to discuss.

Activities to support resilient livelihoods must be combined with peacebuilding, conflict resolution efforts, and investment in food security.

It's not too soon to consider the role of accountability, particularly criminal accountability, in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, David Scheffer writes.

Does the Sri Lanka crisis foreshadow uprisings across the Global South? Expert Ram Manikkalingam joins Deep Dish to discuss.

New Council polling offers insights into where Americans stand as the conflict drags into winter.

Some of the most important innovations in the news media may be happening in Africa. What can we learn?

Five months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, more soldiers are dying per day than the typical war — and all signs point to protracted conflict.

Great power competition is the organizing principle of President Biden’s new National Security Strategy. Is the American public on board?

On Deep Dish we discuss if protests against zero-COVID mean a change in Chinese attitudes toward political expression.

The unknown story of Zelensky’s powerful wartime leadership.

Five months after the Russian invasion, the war in Ukraine has brought about a new global systemic risk environment, writes Robert Muggah.

While Americans may support a retaliatory strike if the United States is attacked, Council polls reveal they oppose using nuclear forces to defend allies.

This survey from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs indicates the US public supports maintaining or increasing US sanctions against Russia.

Deep Dish unpacks if Biden really centered human rights in US foreign policy.

But new Council polling finds a majority still support sending additional arms to oust Russia.

Deep Dish explores what makes Costa Rica a shining example of functionality.

"This is the last moment at which to pull the plug on Ukraine. It is absolutely vital we continue," Ivo Daalder says on CBS News.

Citizens and policymakers alike embrace industrial policy as great power competition intensifies.

Public support for US military bases on the continent is also on the rise, Council polling reveals.

Get ready to meet Brian Hanson and Lizzy Shackelford – the voices behind Deep Dish.

Sixty-one percent of the US public is uneasy with only the president having the power to authorize the use of nuclear weapons.

New data from the Japan Institute of International Affairs and the Council offer insights on how publics in the United States and Japan view the relationship between their countries.

Ten years after The First 1,000 Days book began, Roger Thurow revisits the featured mothers and children to see how they are faring.

President Joe Biden will host the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, in December 2022. Africa’s shift toward China, Russia will be the meeting subtext.

"Though the Kremlin has long portrayed Ukraine's membership in NATO as a red line, there is no need to fear Russia's response to Kyiv's accession to the alliance," Paul Poast writes.

Chef Johnny Clark calls his new Ukrainian restaurant Anelya a “political statement” to the world that Ukrainian food “isn’t just Russian with a twist” — and that it deserves a Michelin star of its own.

We breakdown the mystery behind the BRICS and its evolving role in shaping the global order.

"The Diplomat" is Hollywood's take on the foreign service. Deep Dish explores the significance with a career diplomat and TV producer.

"While Russia can’t win, it won’t lose. Instead, it will hold out until Ukraine is willing to bargain," Paul Poast writes.

Has regionalization or globalization been the key economic trend over the last 40 years?

Indians strongly support the bilateral partnership and anticipate increased US security assistance. But Americans are less enthusiastic about growing ties.

The public also remains concerned about the potential for a global economic downtown, Council polling shows.

But a majority oppose sending US troops if China were to invade the island.

Paul Poast analyzes Macron's recent suggestion that Europe must "broker a settlement" to the war in Ukraine that avoids “humiliating” Russia.

What are the implications of Japan’s largest military buildup since World War II, and what does this mean for the US-Japan security alliance?

Public surveys about Taiwan's willingness to fight an invasion by China don't reveal as much as one might think.

"The international community is facing the most transformational development in Europe since the Second World War," writes Robert Muggah with Rafal Rohozinski.

Will Russia’s elites support Putin’s war? Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford raises this and more on ABC 7 Chicago.

Ertharin Cousin calls food insecurity being caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine "a tipping point into what could potentially become a perfect storm."

Precise, timely, and trustworthy data can help achieve food security within African cities.