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Back to SearchIs the World Prepared for More Terrorism?
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the recent attack in Moscow that killed at least 139 people. It was the country’s deadliest terrorist at…
2 years ago
How the Campaign Trail Impacts Foreign Policy
Foreign policy is not typically a priority for the American voter. And yet, the outcome of the upcoming U.S. election will have an outsized impact on…
2 years, 1 month ago
The View From the Middle East
Negotiators failed to reach a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war that would have paused hostilities before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. How does…
2 years, 1 month ago
Susan Glasser on Biden’s State of the Union
President Biden’s tenure has been marked by numerous foreign-policy flash points: the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the war in Ukraine, and the c…
2 years, 1 month ago
Is America Becoming Isolationist?
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ annual survey of American voters shows that for the first time in nearly 50 years, a majority of Republicans p…
2 years, 1 month ago
Anders Fogh Rasmussen on a Grim Anniversary for Ukraine
Feb. 24 marks two years since Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine. The conflict has changed the face of Europe and set off a protracted war that has h…
2 years, 2 months ago
Gita Gopinath on the Global Economy
Economics is sometimes called the “dismal science.” But the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has a surprisingly positive outlook for the U.S. econom…
2 years, 2 months ago
‘We Do Not Have an Iran Plan’
James Stavridis, a former NATO supreme allied commander and retired four-star admiral, sits down with Ravi Agrawal to share his insight on how Washin…
2 years, 2 months ago
What Is Tehran Thinking?
A drone strike by an Iran-backed militant group, which resulted in the deaths of three U.S. service members, threatens to push the Middle East into a…
2 years, 2 months ago
A ‘Red Line’ for Biden?
Geopolitical analyst Ian Bremmer joins Ravi Agrawal to forecast the world ahead in 2024. From expanding conflict in the Middle East and a potentially…
2 years, 2 months ago