Deep Dish on Global Affairs

The changing security environment and decaying trust in the U S  nuclear guarantee could lead to nuclear proliferation among allies, a new report from  a task force of  defense and security experts argues.  Task force cochairs and report a uthors  Kevin Rudd, Malcolm Rifkind,  Chuck Hagel , and Ivo Daalder   join   Deep Dish  to  discuss  possible  solutions   and why  this is so urgent.

New data shows women have borne the brunt of pandemic job losses, potentially undercutting decades of progress toward gender equality. To recognize Women's History Month, The Council on Foreign Relations' Jamille Bigio joins  Deep Dish  to explain why women's economic participation is not simply a matter of fairness—it's a global prosperity and security imperative.   

President Biden halted US support for the conflict in Yemen, but "resolving the world's worst humanitarian crisis will require a larger paradigm shift in foreign policy," former World Food Programme head Ertharin Cousin writes for  Foreign Policy . She joins Deep Dish to explain why hunger must be treated as an essential element of military and foreign policy, not just as a humanitarian issue.

Tens of thousands of farmers have been protesting agriculture reform in India since last November, drawing global attention and celebrity support. Sumit Ganguly and Surupa Gupta join Deep Dish to explain the economic and social impact of the movement and what it might mean for Prime Minister Modi's hold on political power.

Last week's military coup in Myanmar has undone nearly a decade of progress toward democratic reform:  Nobel laureate  Aung San Suu Kyi has been jailed, the public is protesting martial law across the country, and the military's strategy to contain the situation is escalating. Christina Fink a nd Debra Eisenman join  Deep Dish  to explain  Myanmar's complicated politics and why the country's trans...

Black History Month and recent US domestic political events highlight our historical struggles over freedom and race – how they have shaped our world and why they continue to influence our lives today. Historian Tyler Stovall joins Deep Dish  to explain why our understanding of freedom has been fundamentally grounded in race and how understanding our past can give us the tools to move forward.  

  Last weekend, more than 40,000 Russians in 100 cities marched to protest opposition leader Alexei Navalny's arrest and signal a new era in Russian politics. The New Yorker's Joshua Yaffa joins Deep Dish to explain why Russians both resent and rely on the state, and what that means for Russia – and President Putin's – future.

Russia's massive  cyber attack  on SolarWinds put some 250 US government agencies, security firms, and companies in jeopardy and exposed the sophisticated nature of today's targeted hacks. Cyber risk expert Jody Westby joins  Deep Dish to examine how the United States — and the world — can deter future attacks and prevent cyber escalation.

You may have missed it, but at the end of 2020, the European Union and China solidified an investment deal that will open EU access to China's markets while raising China's global profile. Former US trade negotiator Wendy Cutler and the Rhodium Group's Noah Barkin join Deep Dish to look at the geopolitical consequences of the deal and how President-elect Biden can work toward better relationships...

Last week's attack at the US Capitol could have long-term effects for the stability of the United States and the state of democracy around the world. In this bonus episode of Deep Dish , journalists Susan Glasser, James Harding, and Stefan Kornelius join Council President Ivo Daalder to discuss what happened on the Council's weekly news rundown World Review. Watch the full episode here or check ou...

Even as more people globally are vaccinated for COVID-19, a record-breaking number died from the pandemic this week in the United States. Physician and Partners in Health founder Paul Farmer joins  Deep Dish  to explain the lessons the 2014 Ebola outbreak taught him and what the world can learn from past infectious disease outbreaks to combat the current crisis.  

Iran's president signaled he would rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) if President-Elect Biden signs on after taking office. The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft's Trita Parsi and the Atlantic Council's Barbara Slavin join  Deep Dish  to explain why Biden must focus on improving relations between the two countries, not just renewing the agreement. Check out new Deep D...

The United States broke records for the number of COVID-19 deaths this week – more than Pearl Harbor – and the total number of cases now hovers around 1.4 million. As vaccine rollout starts around the world, the Financial Times' Hannah Kuchler and Johns Hopkins' Crystal Watson join Deep Dish to explain the science and politics behind the next phase of the pandemic.

Ethiopia  rests  on  brink of a civil war after  long-term tensions between the government and   former power brokers ,   the  Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF ) , exploded in November .  Michelle  Gavin  joins  Deep Dish   to explain why   Ethiopia's fate will affect the stability of  the region and African influence on global affairs.

As COVID-19 continues to surge around the world,  CNN 's Fareed Zakaria joins  Deep Dish  to explain why today's crises are the product of the international system and how the quality, not quantity, of government is part of the solution. Tune in for the next episode of Deep Dish on December 3, 2020.

President-Elect Biden faces a divided country and a deadlocked Congress when he takes office on January 20, 2021. Author Rebecca Lissner joins  Deep Dish  to argue that while there are domestic challenges, Biden also has a unique opportunity to reimagine the US approach to foreign policy and focus on openness, rather than dominance.

Two days after Americans voted, it's still too close to call the 2020 election. As the world waits, American Enterprise Institute's Kori Schake joins Council President Ivo Daalder and Deep Dish host Brian Hanson to examine how the results – whenever they arrive – will affect US foreign policy, global relationships, and national security. 

Last Sunday ,  an overwhelming 78 percent of Chileans voted to replace the country's existing constitution after a year of large-scale protests  driven by social movements and  economic  inequality.   P olitical scientist Claudia Heiss joins  Deep Dish  to explain  what t o watch  for   during the two-year drafting process and  examine  whether wide-spread change is possible for Chile.

Democrats and Republicans are in different worlds when it comes to evaluating critical threats facing the United States and preferred foreign policy approaches, according to findings of the 2020 Chicago Council Survey. Council polling experts Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura join Deep Dish to examine how public opinion matches up with the candidates' perspectives and whether issues like China's rise,...

From Iran in 1953 to Syria in 2011, the United States has relied on regime change as a core facet of Middle East policy -- with mixed results. Author and former White House Middle East advisor and expert Philip Gordon joins Deep Dish to explain that while regime change is a tempting policy option, in the long-term it leads to high costs, unintended consequences, and the spread of instability.

This week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with new Japanese Premier Yoshihide Suga, signaling both Japan's importance to the United States and both sides' fear of a rising China, analysts argue.  Stanford University's Michael Auslin  and  Teneo  Intelligence's Tobias Harris  join  Deep Dish  to explain how the 2020 election could influence US foreign policy towards Japan and whether Suga has t...

Last weekend, fighting broke out in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region, reigniting a frozen conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.  The New York Times ' Andrew Kramer and Chatham House's Laurence Broers Join  Deep Dish  to examine what the conflict could mean for the region and Russia's broader competition with Turkey for power.

With just 10 years remaining to reach the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals, COVID-19 has undermined much of the existing progress toward the ambitious targets. As the UN General Assembly takes place this week, BP's Trine Mong and McDonald's Francesca DeBiase join Deep Dish  to explain how their companies are making strides towards sustainability to support the SDGs and revolutionize t...

An unprecedented hunger crisis is looming as the world grapples with COVID-19, the global economic downturn, stark inequality, and fractured political relationships. But 10 years after the launch of the US government's Feed the Future program, USAID's Jim Barnhart joins  Deep Dish  to explain why there's still hope for eradicating hunger within this generation.

This year, the murders of Ahmaud  Arbery , Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and other Black people  drove mass Black Lives Matter  protests against  racial injustice demanding communities defund  the  police.  Princeton  University 's Laurence Ralph  and  the Council on Criminal Justice's Thomas Abt  join  Deep Dish  to explain why police brutality is not a uniquely American phenomenon and argue the...