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Journalists Nirmal Ghosh and Elise Labott join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Bobby Ghosh, and Elise Labott join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

International Crisis Group’s Laurel Miller and former US Ambassador to Afghanistan P. Michael McKinley join Deep Dish to explain what the United States and the world should do to help the Afghan people.

While some areas of the world continue to see population growth—many countries in Africa, for example—fertility rates are falling everywhere else. What does that mean for geopolitics?

Research Associate Ethan Kessler explains the benefits and drawbacks of what’s become a major US foreign policy tool.

Former US Special Envoy for Israeli Palestinian Negotiations Martin Indyk joined us after the 2021 cease-fire between Israel and Hamas to explore the pattern driving the violence.

To understand Chinese politics and what lies ahead for the ruling party, author Bruce Dickson argues we must look to the tools China’s leaders use to create popular support.

How can we stop the rise of domestic terrorism in the United States? Kathleen Belew and Robert Pape look at modern history and politics for answers.

Explore the complex history of the Gaza Strip, the rise of Hamas, and the implications for the current conflict.

Can we prevent global democracy’s death? Hoover Institution's Larry Diamond joins Deep Dish to offer his assessment and a dire warning.

Is Mexico sliding into authoritarianism?

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

Geopolitical debates on power and competition in the Arctic have been around since the Cold War. Is a new flashpoint ahead or is the danger overblown?

Can the world actually move away from fossil fuels?

The pandemic, supply chains, and inflation hit this holiday shopping season. Are trade politics to blame? The Economist's Soumaya Keynes joins Deep Dish to discuss.

Ivo Daalder talked with reporters from leading world media outlets about the Israel-UEA/Bahrain peace agreement, the 2020 Council survey, Brexit, and more.

Harvard University's Stephen M. Walt joins Deep Dish to explain America's foreign policy failures since the end of the Cold War.

Anton La Guardia, Catherine Philp, and Yaroslav Trofimov join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Deborah Amos, and Yaroslav Trofimov join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

After meeting with allies, President Biden will have a strong message and red lines for President Putin, Council President Ivo Daalder explains to MSNBC.

Twenty years after the war began, the United States' forces will officially leave Afghanistan on September 11, 2021. What's the argument to leave and why has it taken so long?

US politics, public opinion, and global implications.

Council President Ivo Daalder examines NATO's future in testimony for the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe.

Has President Biden done enough to reassure America's allies? Council President Ivo Daalder joins MSNBC to discuss.

A decade ago this week, South Sudan declared independence. But the hope and optimism of statehood quickly evaporated—just like international attention and support.

Council President Ivo Daalder joins BBC World News to explain why Biden's first meeting with NATO allies is dominated by growing aggression from Russia and China.

Nirmal Ghosh, Gideon Rachman, and Nahal Toosi join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

Steve Erlanger, Kim Ghattas, and Susan Glasser join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Steven Erlanger, Carla Anne Robbins, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Stefan Kornelius, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Karen DeYoung, Peter Spiegel, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Karen DeYoung, Nirmal Ghosh, and Gideon Rachman join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Steve Erlanger, Bobby Ghosh, and Elise Labott join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Steve Erlanger, Nirmal Ghosh, and Halley Toosi join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Ivo Daalder talks with Susan Glasser, James Harding, and Stefan Kornelius about the news that matters most to our world this week.

Susan Glasser, James Harding, and Edward Luce join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Ivo Daalder, James Harding, Gideon Rachman, and Carol Giacomo examine the week's most important global affairs news.

Kim Ghattas, Matt Kaminski, and Stefan Kornelius join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Nirmal Ghosh, Elise Labott, and Gideon Rachman join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Steve Erlanger, Nirmal Ghosh, and Susan Glasser join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Susan Glasser, Ryan Heath, and Stefan Kornelius join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Susan Glasser, James Harding, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Susan Glasser, Ryan Heath, and Ed Luce join Ivo Daalder to discuss what went wrong and what went right for US foreign policy after the September 11 attacks.

Bobby Ghosh, Ed Luce, and Carla Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Ivo Daalder, Karen DeYoung, Bobby Ghosh, and Matt Kaminksi examine the week's most important global affairs news.

Nirmal Ghosh, Gideon Rachman, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Nirmal Ghosh, Carla Anne Robbins, and Steve Erlanger join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Ivo Daalder, Steven Erlanger, Susan Glasser, and Philip Stephens examine the week's most important global affairs news.

Karen DeYoung, Steven Erlanger, and Bobby Ghosh join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Karen DeYoung, Stefan Kornelius, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories, from Afghanistan to the upcoming German elections.