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GOP Candidates Spar over Funding the Ukraine War

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The Conversation
Jordan Tama

Will the Republican Party stand for international engagement, democracy and freedom? Or will Republicans adopt a narrower, inward-looking vision?

Republican presidential candidates stand onstage during the first Republican primary presidential debate on August 23, 2023.
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Most Americans Don’t Know Much about Nuclear Weapons. But They Want to Know More

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Dina Smeltz and Sharon Weiner unpack results from a recent Council-Carnegie Corporation of New York Survey.

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Deepening the New US-Japan-Korea Trilateral Partnership

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Ivo H. Daalder

The hope in Seoul and Tokyo is that even if Donald Trump is reelected, their partnership with Washington will be strong and resilient enough to survive.

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol, President Joe Biden, and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Camp David on August 18, 2023.
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How Data Addresses Food Insecurity Challenges in a Rapidly Urbanizing Africa

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Global Food for Thought by Jones Kanjira

Precise, timely, and trustworthy data can help achieve food security within African cities.

Women farming cassava in Sierra Leone.
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Food and Agriculture

Trump Likely to Upstage Opponents Even as He Skips Debate

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Voice of America
Jordan Tama

How consequential are debates typically for candidates? Nonresident Senior Fellow Jordan Tama discusses with VOA.

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Do Nukes Make the US Safer? Americans Are Unsure

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Running Numbers by Libby Berry

While the public believes nuclear weapons are an effective tool in deterring aggression, less than half say they make the country more secure.

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Case Studies: US Military Assistance in Africa Doesn't Work

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Responsible Statecraft
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A new Council report argues the recent series of coups across the Sahelian region should prompt a major reassessment of US military assistance.

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The First Republican Debate Could Direct the GOP's Foreign Policy Stance

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The Conversation
Jordan Tama

While plenty of attention will center on Donald Trump, "what candidates say about foreign policy is another critical issue."

Trump supporters walk near the Fiserv Forum ahead of the first Republican debate of the 2024 election.
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Biden’s Tech Restrictions on China Aren’t Just about Economics

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Trade will remain a key arena of great power competition between the US and China, Paul Poast writes.

Workers wait to hear President Joe Biden speak at a shipyard in Philadelphia
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Trilateral Ties in East Asia, A.I. in the Gulf, Economic Troubles in China

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Ryan Heath, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Biden, Yoon, Kishida at Trilateral Meeting
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