COVID-19 has exacerbated our society’s extreme inequality in access to healthcare, economic opportunity, education, and the rights that protect some but not others based on race. Economist Thomas Piketty joins Deep Dish to examine the ideas that drive persistent global inequality and the solutions he believes will produce a more equitable future.
Deep Dish: Solving Global Inequality with Thomas Piketty
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Deep Dish: A Changing World Needs A Different US Foreign Policy
Author Rebecca Lissner joins Deep Dish to argue that while there are domestic challenges ahead, President-Elect Biden has a unique opportunity to reimagine the US approach to foreign policy and focus on openness, rather than dominance.
Deep Dish: How the 2020 Election Will Shape US Foreign Policy
As the world waits to learn who won the 2020 election, American Enterprise Institute’s Kori Schake joins Council President Ivo Daalder and Deep Dish host Brian Hanson to examine how the results – whenever they arrive – will affect US foreign policy, global relationships, and national security.
Deep Dish: Protests Drive Vote for Chile’s New Constitution
Political scientist Claudia Heiss joins Deep Dish to explain what to watch for during the two-year drafting process and examine whether wide-spread change is possible for Chile.
Deep Dish: Trump and Biden Voters Deeply Divided on Foreign Policy
Council polling experts Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura join Deep Dish to examine how public opinion matches up with the candidates’ perspectives and whether issues like China’s rise, global cooperation, climate change, and trade are driving voter decision making.
Deep Dish: The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East
Author and former White House Middle East advisor and expert Philip Gordon joins Deep Dish to explain that while regime change is a tempting policy option, in the long-term it leads to high costs, unintended consequences, and the spread of instability.
Did the UNSG Say “Revolution”?
While there is nothing convenient about 2020, the upcoming Pritzker Forum on Global Cities has been helpfully anticipated by a series of publications that speak to the high stakes currently in play in cities around the world and the urgent need - from the perspective of both efficacy and equity - to adapt governance practices.
Deep Dish: Japan’s Suga Faces a Rising China and Uncertain US Foreign Policy
Stanford University’s Michael Auslin and Teneo Intelligence’s Tobias Harris join Deep Dish to explain how the 2020 election could influence US foreign policy towards Japan and whether Suga has the power to successfully continue former Prime Minister Abe’s legacy.
Deep Dish: Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Could Drag in Russia and Turkey
The New York Times’ Andrew Kramer and Chatham House’s Laurence Broers Join Deep Dish to examine what the conflict could mean for the region and Russia’s broader competition with Turkey for power.
Five Deep Dish Episodes to Explain the World Right Now
In honor of world podcast day, September 30, here are five of our recent Deep Dish episodes that explain what’s happening in our world and why these issues are so important.
Deep Dish: Why Private Sector Sustainability Is Critical for the SDGs
BP’s Trine Mong and McDonald’s Francesca DeBiase join Deep Dish to explain how their companies are making strides towards sustainability to support the SDGs and revolutionize their industries.
Deep Dish: There’s Still Hope for Ending Hunger
USAID’s Jim Barnhart joins Deep Dish to explain why there’s still hope for eradicating hunger within this generation.
Deep Dish: Police Reform Lessons from Around the World
Princeton University’s Laurence Ralph and the Council on Criminal Justice’s Thomas Abt join Deep Dish to explain why police brutality is not a uniquely American phenomenon and argue the strongest examples of successful police reform come from outside the United States.
Deep Dish: Solving Global Inequality with Thomas Piketty
Economist Thomas Piketty joins Deep Dish to examine the ideas that drive persistent global inequality and the solutions he believes will produce a more equitable future.
Deep Dish: Thailand’s Youth Demand Democratic Reforms
Political scientist Pavin Chachavalpongpun joins Deep Dish to explain how social media makes these Thailand's pro-democracy protests different than past movements and why the United States should see Thailand as a foreign policy priority when negotiating a rising China.