Deep Dish on Global Affairs

Following Donald Trump's surprising win, Council vice president of studies Brian T. Hanson sat down with Council President Ivo Daalder to discuss how US foreign policy and the organizing principles of the world order are likely to change under a Trump presidency.

In a speech at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, US Secretary of State John Kerry said that solutions to climate change were staring us in the face. In this episode of Deep Dish, Council vice president of studies Brian T. Hanson sits down with resident climate and sustainability expert Karen Weigert to ask her about the latest developments and solutions to this critical global issue.

What's behind this year's populist explosion? In the latest episode of Deep Dish, Council vice president of studies Brian Hanson interviews John Judis, author of The Populist Explosion, to put the year's political movements—from Brexit to Trumpism—into historic context. Hanson then sits down with Council President Ivo Daalder and Chatham House Director Robin Niblett to discuss the implications of...

In the latest episode of Deep Dish, resident global economy expert Phil Levy sat down with Council Vice President of Studies Brian Hanson to discuss one of this election's biggest issues: The TPP and trade deals like it. Phil breaks down the use of trade in foreign policy, what happened to the TPP that put it in critical condition, and what its odds are for recovery.

Immigration and national security have been salient topics in this year's election, but until now they've been conspicuously absent from the presidential debates. With both topics set for discussion in the third debate, vice president of studies Brian Hanson sat down with Council immigration expert Sara McElmurry and polling expert Craig Kafura to discuss common sense immigration reforms that coul...

With the 2016 Chicago Council Survey of American attitudes on foreign policy in hand, Vice President of Studies Brian Hanson sat down with Council polling experts Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura before Sunday's debate to find out how American public opinion compares with what the candidates are saying in the latest episode of our new Deep Dish podcast.

Meet the Chicago Council on Global Affairs' new podcast – Deep Dish. From now until election day, Council experts Craig Kafura, Phil Levy, and Karen Weigert will be dishing on global affairs topics that are critical to the election and our understanding of America's role in the world. Their first slice is a discussion following Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard's speech at the Council this we...