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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Jan 26, 2017 • 20min
Trump's Power In True Trade Wars - Jan. 26, 2017
In the aftermath of President Trump's pullout of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, trade experts Gary Clyde Hufbauer of the Peterson Institute for International Economics and Council senior fellow on the global economy Phil Levy talk with Council vice president of studies Brian Hanson about presidential powers in international trade.
Jan 19, 2017 • 29min
Trump's Asia Challenge - Jan. 19, 2017
Talk from the incoming Trump administration on Asia is rattling allies in the region. Council experts Cécile Shea and Karl Friedhoff talk with host Brian T. Hanson about the return on US investment in Asia, what America stands to lose from disengagement, and how China could fill the vacuum created by a US abandonment of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.
Jan 12, 2017 • 25min
Hashemi Rafsanjani, Spiritual Father Of Iranian Reform - Jan. 12, 2017
Millions of people attended the funeral procession for former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. In the latest Deep Dish podcast, the Council's visiting fellow for Iran policy, Saeid Golkar, explains why Rafsanjani was so beloved and how his death may position hardliners and "conflictualists" to seize the initiative in Iran's internal and external affairs.
Jan 5, 2017 • 25min
Spreading Economic Vibes - Jan. 5, 2017
As the US election and Brexit vote showed, the relationship between cities and their surrounding areas is fraught with conflicting interests. Council Distinguished Fellow Dick Longworth and the Financial Times' Edward Luce talk about where this relationship is headed in the latest episode of Deep Dish.
Dec 15, 2016 • 22min
You Wanted Workers, You Got People - Dec. 15, 2016
For some, social integration is a new challenge caused by globalization and cultural change. For others, inequality and segregation have long been strains on civil society. In this episode, Michael Nutter, former mayor of Philadelphia, and Kamal Al-Solaylee, journalist and author of Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means (To Everyone), discuss social inclusion in the 21st century with Deep Dish host Brian T. Hanson.
Dec 8, 2016 • 28min
Bullish on Trump in the China Shop - Dec. 8, 2016
Anything that surprises people about President-elect Trump shouldn't surprise them too much, says Chinese entrepreneur and 2016 Scholl Fellow Victor Yuan. In the latest Deep Dish podcast, Yuan talks with Council experts about the potential points of conflict and consensus between the next US administration and China.
Dec 1, 2016 • 26min
The Vote Heard Round the World - Dec. 1, 2016
Washington Post chief correspondent Dan Balz sits down with the Council's Ivo Daalder, Brian Hanson, and Richard Longworth to discuss how Trump redefined the debate on globalization and what the 2016 election exposed about the US identity and its role in the world.
Nov 17, 2016 • 30min
The US Election and the Global Economy - Nov. 17, 2016
Trade and globalization seem to have played an outsized role in this year's election. On this week's episode of Deep Dish, Council vice president of studies Brian T. Hanson sat down with experts Phil Levy, Dina Smeltz, and Diana Mutz to discuss.
Nov 10, 2016 • 22min
Trump's America - What's Next? - Nov. 10, 2016
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.
Nov 3, 2016 • 21min
Climate Change Solutions - Nov. 3, 2016
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.
