Deep Dish on Global Affairs
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Deep Dish on Global Affairs helps you make sense of our rapidly changing world. Join host Leslie Vinjamuri, President and CEO of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, as she speaks with thought leaders, journalists, and experts shaping foreign policy and global events. Together, they go beyond the headlines, explaining how events unfolded, why they matter, and what to watch for. Can global trade survive the shock of Trump's tariffs? What's behind the global race for AI dominance? New episodes every Thursday.
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Apr 8, 2021 • 35min
Bolsonaro's Battle for Power — April 8, 2021
Brazil's daily COVID-19 deaths passed 4,000 for first time this week, while President Jair Bolsonaro focused on firing his defense minister; reshuffling congress to ward off impeachment; and replacing the top commanders of the army, navy, and air force. Oliver Stuenkel and Sarah Maslin join Deep Dish to examine whether the pandemic could cost Bolsonaro the 2022 presidential election—or if he will find another way to hold onto power.
Apr 1, 2021 • 31min
Big Boats and Broken Supply Chains — April 1, 2021
For six days, a ship as tall as the Empire State Building, the Ever Given, was lodged in the Suez Canal – launching memes and delaying 10 percent of global trade. Flexport's Phil Levy and the Financial Times' Claire Jones join Deep Dish to discuss if crises like this and COVID-19 show it's time to rethink global supply chains.
Mar 25, 2021 • 40min
The Debate on US Taiwan Policy — March 25, 2021
For decades, the United States has ensured peace for Taiwan through strategic ambiguity, but last week's combative US-China meeting could be a signal to rethink that approach. Rand Corporation's Michael Mazarr and the Council's Commander Michele Lowe join Deep Dish to explore the options in a constructive debate on the benefits—and costs—of a shift in policy.
Mar 18, 2021 • 17min
Preventing US Allies from Going Nuclear — March 19, 2021
The changing security environment and decaying trust in the US 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 authors Kevin Rudd, Malcolm Rifkind, Chuck Hagel, and Ivo Daalder join Deep Dish to discuss possible solutions and why this is so urgent.
Mar 8, 2021 • 29min
COVID-19 Threatens Global Progress on Gender Equality — March 8, 2021
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.
Feb 26, 2021 • 31min
Hunger is the Deadliest Weapon of War — February 26, 2021
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.
Feb 18, 2021 • 38min
Will India's Farmers Rein in Modi's Power? — February 18, 2021
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.
Feb 11, 2021 • 37min
Myanmar's Democratic Transition is Failing. What now? — February 11, 2021
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 and Debra Eisenman join Deep Dish to explain Myanmar's complicated politics and why the country's transition toward democracy didn't go as the West expected.
Feb 4, 2021 • 35min
Freedom and Race Have Shaped Our World and Will Determine Our Future — February 4, 2021
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.
Jan 28, 2021 • 38min
Do the Navalny Protests Signal Change in Putin's Russia? — January 28, 2021
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.
