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 17, 2020 • 39min
Deep Dish Special Edition: COVID-19 Lessons from Japan — April 17, 2020
In another special edition episode, we're taking you inside the global COVID-19 pandemic response by talking to Nikkei's Kiyoshi Ando, reporting from Tokyo. He joins Deep Dish a few days after the start of a national state of emergency to explain why Japan appeared to be a miracle success story but is currently seeing a spike in infections — complicated by an impending national travel holiday and a lack of protective medical equipment.
Apr 16, 2020 • 27min
Will the Biggest Oil Deal in History Work — April 16, 2020
Over the weekend, OPEC+ finalized the biggest oil supply deal in history — drastically cutting production with the hopes of stabilizing plummeting prices as a result of COVID-19 shutdowns. Charlotte Howard, the Economist's New York bureau chief and energy and commodities editor, joins Deep Dish to explain the economic and political implications of the agreement and how it could affect the future of oil in the United States and beyond.
Apr 10, 2020 • 32min
Deep Dish Special Edition: COVID-19 Lessons from Europe — April 10, 2020
Through a series of special edition episodes, we're taking you inside the global COVID-19 pandemic response by talking to journalists on the ground. The New York Times' Steven Erlanger, reporting from Brussels, joins Deep Dish to examine how European nations are learning from the devastation in Italy and Spain — and what the pandemic might mean for European solidarity in the long-term.
Apr 8, 2020 • 35min
The Demise of Democracy in Hungary — April 8, 2020
While Europe has been struggling to contain COVID-19, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has used his country's emergency response to reduce checks on his power and make himself a de facto dictator. Princeton University's Kim Scheppele joins Deep Dish to explain why the failure of one democracy should matter to every democracy and examine whether Hungary could have ripple effects on other political systems in Europe and beyond.
Apr 2, 2020 • 37min
Mervyn King on Managing the COVID-19 Economic Crisis — April 2, 2020
Stock markets have plunged, economic output is falling, businesses are closed with some facing bankruptcy, and unemployment is soaring as a result of COVID-19. In a new episode of Deep Dish, former Bank of London governor Lord Mervyn King draws from lessons he learned during the 2008 financial crisis to discuss how to manage the current economic uncertainty.
Mar 30, 2020 • 28min
Deep Dish Special Edition: COVID-19 Lessons from South Korea – March 30, 2020
Through a series of special edition Deep Dish episodes, we're taking you inside the global COVID-19 pandemic response by talking to journalists on the ground. We begin in South Korea, which ranked among the top ten countries for total cases at the time of recording. The Wall Street Journal's Dasl Yoon, reporting from Seoul, joins us to explain what other countries can learn from South Korea's innovative approaches to successfully flatten the curve of new infections – without shutting down the economy.
Mar 26, 2020 • 34min
What the US Can Learn from the Global Responses to COVID-19 — March 26, 2020
Countries across the globe are rushing to contain COVID-19 and "flatten the curve" – with mixed results. After months of shutdowns China is slowly reopening; India has initiated a national lockdown; leaders in Brazil and Mexico have dismissed the danger; and Italy and Spain report high death totals and lack medical supplies. POLITICO's Ryan Heath joins Deep Dish to explain the lessons the United States can learn from countries that are further ahead in the infection timeline.
Mar 12, 2020 • 32min
Think You Know the US Midwest in 2020? Take Another Look. - March 12, 2020
While the political importance of the American Midwest in 2020 is clear, the region of 70 million people is all too often written off as an economic has-been and a cultural backwater. Shayndi Raice of the Wall Street Journal and John Austin of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs join Deep Dish to tell a different story, one of bright spots as well as blights in this region encompassing all or part of 12 US states.
Mar 5, 2020 • 27min
Hard Truths about the US Role in Yemen's War - March 5, 2020
Yemen's years-long war pits Iran-backed Houthis against a coalition of Saudi-led forces seeking to restore Yemen's internationally recognized government. The war has created not only a dire humanitarian crisis but also an opening for terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda. International Crisis Group's Daniel Schneiderman, who was NSC director for Yemen under presidents Obama and Trump, joins Deep Dish to explain the US role in the conflict.
Feb 26, 2020 • 43min
From ISIS to Assad, the Trump Administration's Plan in Syria - February 26, 2020
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Levant Affairs and Special Envoy for Syria Joel Rayburn joins Deep Dish to explain the Trump administration's plan in war-torn Syria, discussing everything from ISIS and the Assad regime to Russian and Iranian influence.
