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Remembering Mikhail Gorbachev

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WGN Chicago
Cécile Shea

Mikhail Gorbechav’s peaceful dissolution of the Soviet Union starkly contrasts Putin’s war. Cecile Shea weighs in on WGN's Evening News.

Screenshot of Cecile Shea joining WGN Evening News Defense and Security

Why the US Cares about the War in Ukraine

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NPR
Dina Smeltz

Many Americans feel Russia's invasion is morally wrong and nearly three-quarters back increasing US military aid to Ukraine, Dina Smeltz tells NPR.

Giant Ukrainian flag in central park from
Reuters
Public Opinion

Where the Ukraine War Stands after 6 Months

In the News
Chicago Tonight
Elizabeth Shackelford

"Putin needs to understand that there is no other way out but negotiation," Elizabeth Shackelford argues on WTTW.

Elizabeth Shackelford speaks on Chicago Tonight Defense and Security

Six Months of War in Ukraine, Global Droughts, Finnish Partygate

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Karen DeYoung, Ryan Heath, and Stefan Kornelius join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Reuters
Global Politics

Rewriting How Russia's War in Ukraine Could End

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

"A diplomatic solution is far from guaranteed in the near term," Elizabeth Shackelford writes, "but Ukraine must not close the door to it."

Ukrainian President Zelensky stands with a Ukrainian flag in the background US Foreign Policy

Who's Winning the Sanctions War?

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Foreign Policy
Bruce Jentleson

The West has inflicted damage on the Russian economy, Bruce Jentleson writes, but Putin has so far contained those costs.

A man looks at the exchange rate at the exchange office in the center of St. Petersburg. February 28, 2022.
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

World Review: Afghanistan One Year On, Attacks on Ukraine Power Plant, Iran Deal

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Steve Erlanger, Bobby Ghosh, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Three men overlooking a city and sunrise.
Reuters
Global Politics

Protecting Ukraine's Cultural Heritage in a Time of War

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Why are cultural sites a target during war? Olesia Ostrovska-Liuta and Jim Cuno explore.

Ukrainians remove the statue of Hryhoriy Skovoroda after a Russian bombing hit the museum.
REUTERS
Culture

World Review: Russia, China, and the Battle for Global Dominance

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

In lieu of a new World Review, Ivo Daalder talks with Catherine Ashton, Robert Kagan, and Kishore Mahbubani about Russia and China’s efforts to counter US power.

Against a backdrop of Russian and Chinese flags, Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the end of a joint press briefing in Beijing's Great Hall of the People.
Reuters
Global Politics

Food Security is National Security

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Aspen Institute
Ertharin Cousin

Distinguished Fellow Ertharin Cousin speaks at the 2022 Aspen Security Forum on how food security is national security.

Ertharin Cousin speaks at the Aspen Security Forum.
Aspen Institute
Food and Agriculture