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Trump's Election Victory: Reactions, Implications, and Expectations

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Susan Glasser, James Harding, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Donald Trump at election rally
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Global Politics

Trump’s Second-Term Foreign Policy Is Still Shrouded in Uncertainty

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

We have four years to find out whether policies Washington pursues on the global stage the product of who is in office or of the country’s position in the international order, Paul Poast writes.

Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party
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US Foreign Policy

The End of Pax Americana

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Politico Europe
Ivo H. Daalder

"When the US inaugurates Donald J. Trump as its 47th president, the country and world will be very different because of it," Ivo Daalder writes.

Donald Trump pumps his fist at a campaign event on September 18, 2024.
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Global Politics

Q&A: Northwestern’s new global affairs chair says her department is all about connection

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ChicagoGlobal by Hope O'Dell

In her first year as head of the Buffett Institute, Deborah Cohen talks us through the role of global affairs at Northwestern, in Chicago, and beyond.

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Becca Heuer
Global Cities

Intelligent China Policy: An Interview with Paul Heer

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Un-Diplomatic
Paul Heer

Paul Heer weighs in on the Sino-US rivalry and the prospects of war over Taiwan.

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Global Politics

What's Worrying US Foreign Policy Leaders Ahead of the 2024 Election

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

A recent survey offers a look at how experts think a Trump or Harris victory will impact US foreign policy moving forward.

A mail-in official ballot for the 2024 general election in the United States
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Public Opinion

Russia’s North Korea Gambit Could Make the War in Ukraine Go Global

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Pyongyang has a propensity to take actions ... aimed at reminding the West—and specifically the US—that it should not be be ignored," Paul Poast writes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands
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Global Politics

Japan's Snap Election, Gaza Humanitarian Crisis, North Korean Troops in Kursk

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Yasmeen Abutaleb, Anton La Guardia, & Ken Moriyasu join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Japan's Election
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Global Politics

As museums around the world grapple with repatriation, where does Chicago stand?

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ChicagoGlobal by Hope O'Dell

Issues around object provenance have hit the museum industry hard. Here’s a list of Illinois institutions that have dealt with controversies in this arena.

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Austin Farrington
Culture

Donald Trump and the Autocrats’ Playbook

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Financial Times
Ivo H. Daalder

The Council's Ivo Daalder joins Gideon Rachman to discuss the potential threat to US democracy if Donald Trump wins the US presidential election.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump is reflected in bullet proof glass
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US Foreign Policy