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Could an Asian NATO be in the Cards?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Balancing power or increasing risk? Deep Dish explores what a multilateral defense pact for Asia might mean.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive prior to the Quad fellowship
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Defense and Security

Most Americans Supported Talks with Iran Prior to Hamas Attacks

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Running Numbers by Karl Friedhoff

But public opinion has likely shifted following Hamas' attacks on Israel.

ran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, left, meets with Ismail Haniyeh, one of the Palestinian militant group Hamas leaders in Doha
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US Foreign Policy

War with China? Possible, but Not for Reasons You Think

In the News
The National Interest
John Austin

"A China beginning to lose the underpinnings of its new-found international influence could prove even more dangerous," John Austin writes.

A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard near the Great Hall of the People in Beijing
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US Foreign Policy

Most Americans Say Israel’s Military Response Is Justified but Sympathize with Both Sides

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Overall, Americans say the status quo between Israelis and Palestinians is unacceptable.

Israel supporters hold up flags as they demonstrate across 42nd Street from Palestinian supporters
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Global Politics

Tensions Escalate in Israel-Hamas War as Ground Invasion Looms

In the News
Fox 32 Chicago
Cécile Shea

"What you're seeing on both sides of the border there right now is just complete despair," says Cécile Shea.

Cecile Shea joins Fox 32 Chicago via video Defense and Security

When so Many 'Frozen Conflicts' Go Hot, It's Not Just Coincidence

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

The current configuration of the international system is a recipe for frozen conflicts to thaw, Paul Poast argues.

Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip
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US Foreign Policy

Despite Washington Chaos, Americans Still Want to Support Ukraine

In the News
Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

The American public is under no illusions as to how long the war is likely to last, Ivo Daalder writes.

United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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Public Opinion

What to Know about Hamas

In the News
Fox 32 Chicago
Cécile Shea

Cécile Shea unpacks the militant group's background following its recent attacks on Israel.

Cecile Shea joins Fox 32 Chicago via video Defense and Security

Gaza: Epicenter of the Israel-Hamas War

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Explore the complex history of the Gaza Strip, the rise of Hamas, and the implications for the current conflict.

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Wednesday.
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Defense and Security

The Crisis in Civil-Military Relations Is Going Global

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

The spate of civil-military crises is a product of countries dealing with their new positions in a shifting global order, Paul Poast argues.

ussian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and then-Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu attend a ceremony
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Defense and Security