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  1. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen walks outside the courtroom during a short break in her appeals trial in Paris, on Jan. 20, 2026.
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    What a Le Pen Presidency Could Mean for France, Europe, and NATO

    by Ariane Tabatabai

    Far-right National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen has joined the French presidential race. Her victory would spark a complete departure from French foreign policy under Macron.

  2. Are We Heading Toward a New Nuclear Arms Race?
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    Are We Heading Toward a New Nuclear Arms Race?

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    Laura S. H. Holgate, Christine E. Wormuth, and Ariane Tabatabai discuss what the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty reveals about the future of arms control.
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    Joel Braunold

    Cohort, 2018, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Non-profit, Joel Braunold is the managing director of The Center Project, having consulted for leading organizations, funds, and foundations on public policy and the financing of violence prevention and peacebuilding in domesti...

  4. German chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrive at the Elysee Palace for a conference on the initiative for maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, in Paris, Friday April 17, 2026
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    Who Should Govern the Strait of Hormuz?

    by Leslie Vinjamuri

    A European-led international mission and the Gulf Cooperation Council are trying to determine who will guarantee openness and stability in the strait once the Iran war ends—and how.

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    Beyond the Ceasefire: Iran's Future, America's Role, and What's Next

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    by Vali Nasr, Suzanne Maloney, Leslie Vinjamuri

    Vali Nasr and Suzanne Maloney join Leslie Vinjamuri on Deep Dish to discuss the Iran-Israel conflict.

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    Food Security & Sustainability

    Is Gaza's Hunger Crisis Driving the World to Recognize a Palestinian State?

    Podcast
    by Ertharin Cousin, Leslie Vinjamuri

    Ertharin Cousin joins Deep Dish to unpack the unfolding hunger crisis in Gaza and explains how calls for Palestinian statehood recognition could reshape the conflict.

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    Global Politics

    Ukrainian Leadership Shake-Up, Blinken in the Middle East, Northern Ireland's First Minister

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    by Ivo H. Daalder

    Laura Barrón-López, Catherine Philp, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

  9. World leaders pose for a group photo during the BRICS summit in New Delhi
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    Ignoring the BRICS Summit Is a Mistake

    by Suzanne Nossel

    Though internally divided, the grouping normalizes an international landscape where the United States is not at the table.

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