Urban Reflections from the 2019 International Student Delegation

Social Equity: The Legacy of 100 Resilient Cities

Deep Dish: Kashmir Is the 72-Year 'Wound' between India and Pakistan

Narendra Modi’s government has revoked the constitutional provision that had long granted special autonomy to India-administered Kashmir, once again tearing open tensions between India and Pakistan. 

Deep Dish: Japan-South Korea Feud Threatens Regional Stability and Security

Bad blood between the two US allies goes back decades, but its reemergence today raises new questions about stability and security in the region at a particularly tense moment.

Will Ambassador Subnat Go to Washington?

Deep Dish: Why Tunisia Is the Epicenter of Arab Democracy

All eyes turned to Tunisia in 2011, when the Arab Spring took off following the death of a Tunisian street vendor. Today, the world is again watching Tunisia after the death of its first democratically elected president.

Deep Dish: Does the United Nations Do Anything Useful?

The UN is much more than just colorful speeches from leaders each September in New York and vetoed resolutions in the Security Council.

Deep Dish: Iran Reacts to US Sanctions—with Echoes of Run-up to Pearl Harbor

Experts discuss how US sanctions on Iran are shifting the strategic calculus for Tehran to retaliate, creating a situation reminiscent of the sequence in 1941 that led Imperial Japan to attack the US naval base in Hawaii.

Deep Dish: Hong Kong's Extradition Bill Is 'Dead' but Protests Live On

More than a million people have taken to the streets in Hong Kong to protest a proposed extradition bill to mainland China. But what happens now that the bill has been suspended?

Deep Dish: Lionel Barber on Interviewing Putin about Risk and Power

From the United States to China, from liberalism to warfare, the Russian president recently shared his thoughts with Financial Times editor Lionel Barber, who joins the podcast to discuss.

J. Thomas Chapin: Batteries as the Base of the City

"It seems as if batteries, more specifically lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, are everywhere," J. Thomas Chapin, vice president of research at UL, explained at the 2019 Pritzker Forum on Global Cities in Chicago

Deep Dish: Sudan Could Be 'Worse Than the Syrian Civil War'

Sudan is careening towards a crisis. Armed groups are fighting for control and Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, and the United States are each vying for influence.

Wait Just a Minute: Jess Fanzo

Jess Fanzo, professor of food policy and ethics and editor-in-chief of Global Food Security Journal, takes a minute to answer questions on why obesity is rising across the globe and what can be done about it.

Mind the Knowledge Gaps: What Global Conferences Bring to Light

Despite the vast amount of research and data available, it shouldn’t be surprising that large gaps in urban knowledge persist. After all, there are many cities—according to the IPCC and UN data, there are around 1000 urban agglomerations with populations of 500,000 or greater—and cities remain difficult to know.

Deep Dish: What China Really Wants at Home and Abroad

For each bold move abroad, China seems confronted with new vulnerabilities at home, including the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.