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This blog is about Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko and how he remains Belarus' leader, earning him the moniker of the "last dictator in Europe."

"While defeat for Ukraine would be plenty bad, it would not have grave implications outside of Europe," Paul Poast argues.

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

Though working-class voters continue to be disillusioned, place-based investments can help restore confidence and heal our polarized politics.

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

While Americans of all political stripes remain committed to allies and alliances, the public is divided along partisan lines on the value of international organizations.

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

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

Experts Kathleen Klaus and Murithi Mutiga join Deep Dish to discuss the results of Kenya’s presidential election.

“The choice really now is Moscow. It can either engage in diplomacy or see the kinds of measures that President Biden laid out,” Ivo Daalder explains on CNN.