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Israeli Democracy, Russia-Africa Summit, and Spanish Elections

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Ravi Agrawal, Elise Labott, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Israel Politics
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Global Politics

Israel's Constitutional Crisis Is Not Having Such an Important Document

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

"At its core, Israel’s failure to adopt a constitution was the state’s original sin," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

Israeli police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators blocking a road during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system
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Global Politics

Unpacking the CFR Taiwan Taskforce Report

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Sinica Podcast
Paul Heer

Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer weighs in on what the Council on Foreign Relations report got right—and what it got wrong.

a servicemember waves a Taiwanese flag
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US Foreign Policy

Safety and Culture Key to Realizing Micromobility's Climate Benefits

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Global Insight by Matt Watson

A Council working paper shows the climate benefits of shared mobility, but urban leaders must implement policies that make it safer and more accessible.

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Will Politics in Taiwan Increase the Risk of Conflict with China?

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Deep Dish explores the challenges and choices Taiwan faces in preserving peace and navigating its delicate relationship with China and the US.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, center left, hands over a flag to the party's presidential candidate William Lai during the party congress of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party
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Defense and Security

The Potential of Regenerative Agriculture

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Global Food for Thought by Paula Maia

Investing in regenerative agriculture opens a world of possibilities for the agricultural sector.

A close up of young plants sprouting out of the dirt.
Adrian Infernus
Food and Agriculture

Global Heat Waves, Ukraine Grain Deal, China's Slowdown

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

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

Two tourists cool off at the the Lions fountain in Rome on July 18, 2023.
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Global Politics

The 'Israel Model' Is a Poor Consolation Prize for Ukraine

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Offering Ukraine something other than NATO membership would send a message to Moscow that the US is committed to Ukraine’s security—but only up to a point," Paul Poast argues.

US President Joe Biden, left, speaks at an event with G7 leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
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Defense and Security

How Africans Perceive US-China Engagement on the Continent

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Global Insight by Paul Fitchen

As the United States and China compete for influence in the region, two experts weigh in on what Africans would like to see from each potential partner moving forward.

A Senagalese person waves a Chinese flag
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Global Politics

The Debate on US Strategy in Taiwan-China Relations

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Should the United States take a more militarized or diplomatic approach in Taiwan-China relations?

Lawmakers in a new House select committee on China do an exercise to examined American diplomatic, economic and military options if the US and China were ever to reach the brink of war over Taiwan
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