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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Dec 13, 2018 • 36min
The War in Yemen - Dec. 13, 2018
The war in Yemen has created one of the greatest unseen humanitarian tragedies in the world. It finally drew public attention after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, which triggered a debate about US involvement in the war. As peace talks begin in Sweden, Yemen expert Gregory Johnsen joins this week's Deep Dish podcast.
Dec 6, 2018 • 26min
The Russia-Ukraine Clash Reveals Putin's Mediterranean Strategy - Dec. 6, 2018
Russia and Ukraine have been locked in a "frozen conflict," but Russia recently seized three Ukrainian naval vessels near the Kerch Strait to the Black Sea. In this week's Deep Dish podcast, US Navy Commander Tony Chavez joins Council President Ivo Daalder, former US ambassador to NATO, to discuss the geopolitical importance of this maritime dispute.
Nov 29, 2018 • 28min
Brexit Heads to Parliament - Nov. 29, 2018
Sitting Conservative Member of Parliament Rory Stewart joined this week's Deep Dish podcast, along with Sebastian Mallaby of the Washington Post and guest host Phil Levy, to weigh the pros and cons of voting for Theresa May's Brexit deal. Now that EU leaders have accepted the deal, it's up to Parliament to decide what happens next.
Nov 22, 2018 • 42min
Stephen Walt's Guide to Realism - Nov. 22, 2018
US foreign policy since the end of the Cold War has been a resounding failure, argues Stephen M. Walt in his new book "The Hell of Good Intentions." What's worse, the failure is our fault, a direct result of America's chosen grand strategy of liberal hegemony, he says. But Walt has an alternative, as he explains in this week's Deep Dish podcast.
Nov 15, 2018 • 28min
The 'Doom Loop' Potential of Italy's Eurozone Clash - Nov. 15, 2018
For the first time ever, the European Union rejected a proposed budget from a member state: Italy. A deadlock has ensued, threatening a "doom loop" that could consume Italy's economy, the eurozone, and perhaps even the global economy. Former International Monetary Fund official Isabelle Mateos y Lago and Adam Tooze, economic historian and author of Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World, join Brian Hanson to discuss this issue.
Nov 8, 2018 • 34min
What a World Without US Leadership Looks Like - Nov. 8, 2018
Council President Ivo Daalder and James M. Lindsay, senior vice president at the Council on Foreign Relations, discuss their new book "The Empty Throne: America's Abdication of Global Leadership"—a revealing look at President Trump's foreign policy and its implications for the rules-based international order.
Nov 1, 2018 • 40min
Brazil's Bolsonaro Is No Tropical Trump - Nov. 1, 2018
Jair Bolsonaro won Brazil's presidency with a far-right populism that drew comparisons to President Donald Trump. But Brazil and Latin America don't fit neatly into the Western populism narrative, says Peter Schechter, host of the Altamar podcast and 20-year veteran of Latin American politics.
Oct 25, 2018 • 29min
What's Happening to China's Economy? - Oct. 25, 2018
Two big shocks are hitting the Chinese economy at once. The first shock is within China—slowing growth, increasing debt, an aging population, and an underdeveloped consumer base. The second shock is with the United States as tensions rise and a trade war looms. Angela Lee, professor of Marketing at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, Paul Schickler, a former president of DuPont Pioneer, and Vivian Lin Thurston, a partner and global research analyst with William Blair, discuss the changing Chinese economy with the Council's Phil Levy.
Oct 18, 2018 • 28min
Iran, Russia, China - The Triple Axis - Oct. 18, 2018
Within hours of President Trump's announcement that the United States would withdraw from the Iranian nuclear deal, Iran's foreign minister was on a plane, first to China and then to Russia. This often overlooked but important geopolitical trio, Iran, Russia, and China, is the subject of a new book by Dina Esfandiary and Ariane Tabatabai.
Oct 11, 2018 • 32min
How Popular is US Foreign Policy? - Oct. 11, 2018
Two distinguished public opinion surveys reveal how American foreign policy is perceived at home and abroad. Pew's director of global attitudes research Richard Wike joins Dina Smeltz, lead author of the Chicago Council Survey on US public opinion on foreign policy, to discuss their findings.
