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Millions of people attended the funeral procession for former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. In the latest Deep Dish podcast, the Council’s visiting fellow for Iran policy, Saeid Golkar, explains why Rafsanjani was so beloved, and how his death may position hardliners and “conflictualists” to seize the initiative in Iran's internal and external affairs. Subscribe to Deep Dish on iTunes to have the latest episodes delivered right to you.
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The Flint, Michigan, drinking water disaster has left many Americans anxious about the safety of their own tap water. New research confirms that there are, in fact, real reasons to be concerned.
President Donald Trump has accepted North Korea's invitation for direct talks with Kim Jong-un.
Italian expert Nathalie Tocci and German expert Constanze Stelzenmüller analyze the new realities resulting from votes in Germany and Italy.
Developments this week from Europe, Russia, China, Syria, and here in the United States show a world in turmoil that needs strong leadership. But these days, that leadership can come from nontraditional players.
Stav Shaffir, the youngest-ever woman elected to Israel's parliament, joins Deep Dish.
The Western assumption that China's economic liberalization would lead to political liberalization was proved wrong again this week.
Now is a good time to recall that, despite today’s political polarization, there is pragmatic, sensible middle ground on immigration policy. Contrary to a persistent stereotype, that middle ground is alive and well in the heartland of the United States.
I spent last weekend in snowy Munich for the international security conference that brings together defense and security officials from around the world. The conference heard from the leaders of Britain, France, Israel, Qatar, the Netherlands, Turkey, Ukraine and other countries, the heads of the European Commission, NATO, and the United Nations, and scores of foreign and defense ministers from around the world.
Each year, international security and defense chiefs meet at the Munich Security Conference.
Strategy is about making choices; in Syria, Washington has for too long refused to make a clear choice.
NATO Ambassador Ivo Daalder and POLITICO's Susan Glasser react to the Pentagon's new nuclear posture review, the rumored "bloody nose" strategy for deterring North Korea, and more.
The US ambassador to South Korea is not scheduled to attend the 2018 Winter Games, and not because of security concerns.
Responsible immigration reforms can advance public safety and security by fostering strong partnerships between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
Recent years have shown that small tinkering with US warfighting, by adding a few more troops here or a few more bombs there, has achieved little.
The United States faces a new era of great power conflict, according to the Trump administration's new National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy.
