President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to withdraw from Syria and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' subsequent resignation, compounded by Trump's earlier declarations that the European Union was a "foe" and NATO "obsolete," have added new urgency to an old debate: Should the European Union have its own army?
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Ivo Daalder joined David Axelrod to talk about the decline of American influence abroad and current vacuum in global leadership, the cost of abdicating international cooperation, and how growing up outside of the U.S. impacted his appreciation for the United States.
Listen to the podcastA president's ability to enact their vision is constrained by international laws and the willingness of allies and partners to go along with what the White House wants. Harold Hongju Koh, former Legal Adviser at the US State Department, joins this week's Deep Dish podcast with Council President Ivo Daalder to discuss the Trump administration and international law.
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Our web series, Wait Just a Minute, asks experts to answer complex questions about global affairs in 60 seconds. In this episode, German Marshall Fund president and former member of the National Security Council, Karen Donfried answers questions on a post-Merkel Germany, if Russia can be contained without the United States, and why Americans should care about European affairs.
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The Chicago Transit Authority is taking on major construction projects in 2019. Global Cities fellow Samuel Kling joined WBEZ's Morning Shift to explain the transportation trends the agency is responding to, and how improving infrastructure and public transit will improve life for Chicago's commuters.
Most of the headlines coming out of this week's talks between U.S. and Chinese negotiators in Beijing were fairly positive, writes Phil Levy in The Hill. Lower-level negotiators from the two sides met, exchanged ideas and were able to sit across the table from each other for three days without storming out.
How does global policymaking unfold in the Situation Room, the White House’s most guarded bunker?
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