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On Deep Dish, we discuss if the ROK and Japan can finally resolve their fight over history and cooperate on Asia security.

Inside Russia, Putin is tightly controlling the narrative around his war in Ukraine. But externally, Russia's disinformation prowess is faltering. Here's why.

New York Times reporter Matina Stevis-Gridneff and sanctions expert Nicholas Mulder join Deep Dish to discuss how the sanctions crippling Russia affect the global economy.

Both foreign policy leaders and the American public back “friendshoring."

"Given recent events in Ukraine the Council's role would seem as relevant now as it was 100 years ago," says Paris Schutz with Ivo Daalder and Richard Longworth on WTTW.

Council President Ivo Daalder updates WBEZ’s Reset on the Council's Centennial Celebration and the latest in Ukraine.

The Kyrgyz community in Chicagoland is small, but its economic footprint is expanding. New Kyrgyz businesses are bridging Illinois and Central Asia.

Macron’s statements show Europe’s concern that US attention will waver too much from Ukraine to Taiwan, argues Sibel Oktay.

China is looking beyond the current environment to shape the global food system for its own food security.

Nonresident Senior Fellow Cécile Shea unpacks China’s table stakes in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and more on WBEZ’s Reset.

Deborah Amos, Steve Erlanger, and Philip Stephens join guest host Carla Robbins to discuss the week's top news stories.

Balancing power or increasing risk? Deep Dish explores what a multilateral defense pact for Asia might mean.

As the Ukraine crisis continues, how should we understand Russia's larger political aims?

"If it was deliberate, that is an armed attack on a NATO country, and would lead to serious consequences" Ivo Daalder tells Judy Woodruff.

Has regionalization or globalization been the key economic trend over the last 40 years?

Putin claims he’s fixing a historic wrong in Ukraine. Historian Kathryn David joins Deep Dish to share the truth.

Get ready to meet Brian Hanson and Lizzy Shackelford – the voices behind Deep Dish.

Ivo Daalder discusses the annual Munich Security Conference.

The Center on Global Food and Agriculture provides a bold vision for a 21st Century of zero hunger in a healthier and more equitable world.

Opinion surveys conducted in both the United States and Russia reflect similar disappointment and continued mistrust among the general publics.

A joint Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Levada Analytical Center survey shows few Russians or Americans expect great changes to US-Russia ties now or in the next 10 years, although both publics see the merits of collaboration.

The American public is under no illusions as to how long the war is likely to last, Ivo Daalder writes.

“Just 35 percent of Americans supported sending US troops to Ukraine, a decrease from 50 percent in July 2021,” writes Ethan Kessler in Responsible Statecraft.

While the public believes nuclear weapons are an effective tool in deterring aggression, less than half say they make the country more secure.

The Russian public is concerned about NATO expansion but does not think an attack from the West is imminent.

“The stronger Japanese response to this crisis is not solely driven by policymakers, but also by the public’s reaction,” writes Craig Kafura in the Diplomat.

Milorad Dodik, the Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is leveraging nationalist sentiments to make a move towards succession. Will it spark a new conflict?

Susan Glasser, Prashant Rao, and Peter Spiegel join guest host Kim Ghattas to discuss the week's top news stories.

Consensus on how long to provide economic and military aid to Ukraine appears to be weakening as the war enters its tenth month.

If Russia's war on Ukraine continues to escalate, could nuclear weapons enter the picture? Emma Belcher looks at the risk and what we can do to reduce the threat.

Why moving to renewable energy will not increase energy security and reduce geopolitical power struggles and what to do.