From Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the climate crisis, to soaring food and energy prices, headlines in 2022 have been tough. If this barrage of negative news has made you want to switch off, you're not alone. On Deep Dish , behavioral science expert Dr. Kris Lee and former Foreign Policy editor-in-chief Jonathan Tepperman share tips for how to reframe your global outlook and navigate anxiety in 2023. Plus, Deep Dish listeners comment on how the heavy news affects their mood and how they cope ...
Dec 27, 2022•34 min
As digital technologies and social media have evolved to dominate our everyday lives, governments and businesses – at home and abroad - have been able to collect vast troves of our personal information. On Deep Dish , author Aynne Kokas explains why China has been so effective at collecting and "trafficking" the data of United States and other foreign citizens, and how this data could give them a geopolitical advantage. Plus, we hear from data privacy attorneys on the state of regulation protect...
Dec 15, 2022•38 min
FIFA World Cup 2022 has reached its nail-biting knock-out stage. For big-spending hosts Qatar, the tournament has provided an opportunity to bask in the international spotlight, but it has also drawn scrutiny of human rights and the treatment of migrant workers in the Gulf state. On Deep Dish , Jules Boykoff & Minky Worden discuss the growing phenomenon of sportswashing, why sport appeals to autocratic governments, and how businesses, athletes, and fans can respond. Plus, we spoke to sports ...
Dec 08, 2022•45 min
As protests have erupted throughout China, in response to lockdowns imposed from the government's zero-COVID policy, some protesters have broadened their criticisms of the government, including even calls for President Xi to step down. On Deep Dish , journalist Lizzi Lee reports on what is transpiring, and author Teresa Wright discusses the frequency and nature of protest in modern China and why this latest wave could destabilize China's political system. Reading List: Popular Protest in China ,...
Dec 01, 2022•33 min
Deep Dish is taking this week off for the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, but we'll be back next week with a new episode! In the meantime, here' a quick note about Giving Tuesday. We're able to make this show because of the support from our community of listeners —people like you! Would you consider making a tax-deductible gift this upcoming Giving Tuesday so that we can keep bringing you Deep Dish each week? To make a gift, visit our website . Thank you for your support and join us next week fo...
Nov 24, 2022•1 min
Winter is coming, temperatures are dropping, and people in Europe and elsewhere face a cost-of-living crisis that would have seemed unimaginable only a year ago. On Deep Dish , young people across Europe share how they are coping with the rising costs. Then, the European Council on Foreign Relations' Susi Dennison unpacks how overlapping economic, climate, and geopolitical crises are shaping people's lives and could alter the continent's politics. This episode is in collaboration with our wider ...
Nov 18, 2022•35 min
North Korea fired over 80 missiles last week, triggering evacuation alerts in parts of Japan and South Korea. On Deep Dish , a Japanese citizen shares a firsthand reaction and their concerns for nuclear risks from North Korea. Plus, Stimson Center's Jenny Town discusses what Kim Jong-un is trying to achieve and how the United States and its regional allies can reduce the risk of escalation. Reading List: Americans Focused Elsewhere as Tensions Rise on the Korean Peninsula , Karl Friedhoff, Chica...
Nov 10, 2022•31 min
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory in Brazil's presidential election is part of a larger leftward shift in Latin American politics in recent years that stretches from Mexico to Chile. On Deep Dish , Brazilian students share some of the issues facing their country as they went to the polls and the challenges the new president will face. Plus, expert Yannik John discusses what the world should expect from this new wave of Latin American leaders and whether this leftward shift represents a new "pi...
Nov 03, 2022•30 min
From microwaves to missiles, smartphones to the stock market, microchips are essential to modern economies and future technological advancements. On Deep Dish , we hear from a representative of a manufacturing sector on how critical chips are to businesses and consumers and the effects of a global shortage. And Chip War author Chris Miller argues that microchips – not data - are the new oil and discusses what this means for the geopolitical contest between the US and China. Reading List: Chip Wa...
Oct 27, 2022•38 min
This week, the Chinese Communist Party hosts its twice-a-decade National Congress and President Xi Jinping is set to secure power for a third term. Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer joins Deep Dish to argue the importance of engagement with China as a necessary component of US foreign policy. If we do not pursue it, he says, we are missing opportunities for a more peaceful coexistence between both countries and the world. This episode originally aired on August 4, 2022....
Oct 20, 2022•39 min
President Putin has demanded the West take his nuclear threats seriously and North Korea is rumored to preparing to undertake a nuclear test in the coming days. On Deep Dish , South Korean and Ukrainian citizens share what it is like to live under the looming shadow of possible nuclear warfare and Ankit Panda discusses whether the nuclear taboo is likely to be broken and how the world should respond.
Oct 13, 2022•36 min
President Putin mobilized over 300,000 military reservists to buttress Russia's battered forces, prompting protests and an exodus of Russians to neighboring countries. On Deep Dish , recently fled Russian social media personalities share their perspective on the darkening political climate in their homeland. And independent journalist and filmmaker Mikhail Fishman and Moscow Times ' Leyla Latypova discuss how Russia's reversals on the battlefield are transforming the nation's politics and societ...
Oct 06, 2022•42 min
Iran has entered its 12th day of protests following the death of #MahsaAmini in morality police custody. On Deep Dish , women in the Iranian diaspora share firsthand the severity of what is transpiring, and Narges Bajoghli of Johns Hopkins University unpacks why these demonstrations are different and strike at the core of Iran's regime.
Sep 29, 2022•45 min
While Putin overreaches in his war on Ukraine, tensions are flaring in the former Soviet territories along present-day Russia's southern border. The most immediate danger comes from two conflicts that escalated this month— between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Caucasus and between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia, both clashes leading to hundreds being killed. Eurasianet 's Joshua Kucera and University of Oxford's Madeleine Reeves join Deep Dish to explore the erupting violence and whet...
Sep 23, 2022•40 min
Yesterday, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Uzbekistan. While these nations are assumed to be America's chief geostrategic competitors, Russia's faltering invasion of Ukraine has isolated its economy, degraded its military, and undermined its international standing. Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul and Wilson Center's Lucian Kim join Deep Dish to discuss what the war in Ukraine has revealed about Russia's global power and whether it can still...
Sep 16, 2022•41 min
Last week power struggles between rival Shia groups erupted in deadly street battles that sparked fears of a renewed cycle of violence. Chatham House's Renad Mansour joins Deep Dish and argues that the conventional view that Iraq's political instability is driven by sectarian and ethnic divisions is wrong. Rather, the real cleavage is between a permanent political elite, across faith and ethnic divisions, who work together to divide up state resources to benefit themselves at the expense of the ...
Sep 08, 2022•32 min
Like Ukraine, the Western Balkans sit on a fault line between Russian and Western spheres of influence. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, political tensions have grown in the region, particularly in Bosnia and Kosovo. Many experts suspect Russia is exploiting ethnic divisions. The Economist' s Tim Judah and the Atlantic Council's Ilva Tare join Deep Dish to examine Moscow's motives for fanning instability in one of Europe's most fragile regions. Reading List: The Effects of the War in Ukraine ...
Sep 01, 2022•42 min
While a 20-year war has ended, the Afghan people continue to suffer, now under a collapsed economy. International Crisis Group's Laurel Miller and US Institute of Peace's Andrew Watkins join Deep Dish guest host Elizabeth Shackelford to discuss how the international community's isolation of the Taliban has helped precipitate suffering in Afghanistan, and what can and should be done to help. Like the show? Leave us a rating and review.
Aug 25, 2022•36 min
William Ruto has been declared winner of Kenya's presidential election, after edging out longtime opposition leader Raila Odinga by a narrow margin. Odinga has refused to concede, will likely challenge the results in court, and his supporters took to the streets to protest in the election center. Uppsala University's Kathleen Klaus and International Crisis Group's Murithi Mutiga join Deep Dish guest host Elizabeth Shackelford to unpack election results, what it means for Kenya, the broader regio...
Aug 18, 2022•35 min
Ukraine is home to millennia-old culture, including some of the holiest sites of the Orthodox faith. Now, facing a brutal artillery campaign and intentional cultural persecution by Russia, Ukraine's identity is under attack. But Ukraine is not alone in having its heritage threatened by war, despite this being a war crime. Kyiv-based museum director Olesia Ostrovska-Liuta and Jim Cuno, former President of the Getty Trust, join Deep Dish to help us understand why protecting cultural heritage in Uk...
Aug 11, 2022•37 min
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's controversial Taiwan trip came amid increasingly harsh warnings of retaliations from Beijing and escalating US-China tensions. Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer joins Deep Dish to argue the importance of engagement with China as a necessary component of US foreign policy. If we do not pursue it, he says, we are missing opportunities for a more peaceful coexistence between both countries and the world. Reading List: The Next Taiwan Strait Crisis Has Arrived , Paul H...
Aug 04, 2022•38 min
Two weeks ago, Sri Lankans stormed the residence of the President and Prime Minister, following months of protests against corruption and worsening economic conditions. Saddled with billions of dollars of foreign debt and facing the lingering economic effects of the pandemic and Russia's war on Ukraine, Sri Lankans face rampant inflation and dire shortages of fuel, foods, and medicines. Dialogue Advisory Group's Ram Manikkalingam joins Deep Dish to explore how this island nation, whose economy w...
Jul 28, 2022•39 min
In recent years, the United States has accounted for nearly three-quarters of the world's mass shootings and forty-six percent of all private gun ownership worldwide — more than 10 times its share of the global population. University of Sydney Professor Phillip Alpers joins a special live edition of Deep Dish to discuss how other nations have tried to prevent mass shootings and firearm homicides, how successful those attempts have been, and what the US can learn from other countries' approaches ...
Jul 21, 2022•40 min
Joe Biden is currently on his first trip to the Middle East as President, which will include a controversial meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. On the campaign trail, Biden pledged to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah", but with gas prices punishing American consumers, and Russia and China court Riyadh, Biden's tone and policy toward the Kingdom has rapidly evolved. Council on Foreign Relations' Martin Indyk and Democracy for the Arab World Now's Sarah Leah Whitson join Deep Dish to ...
Jul 14, 2022•51 min
Recent US Supreme Court rulings on abortion, religion in school, gun control, and climate regulation will have far-reaching implications for Americans. How does the role that the Supreme Court plays in US democracy compare to Supreme Courts in other democracies? Constitutional law experts Daniel Brinks and Tom Ginsburg join Deep Dish to explore the uniqueness of the US Supreme Court and what we can learn from the functioning of the judicial branch of other nations' governments. Like the show? Le...
Jul 07, 2022•44 min
As global institutions focused on research, innovation, and ideas, universities have historically been closely tied to geopolitical power. Today, America's world-leading universities face growing competition, particularly from China, with far-reaching implications. Chronicle of Higher Education senior writer Karin Fischer and Harvard Business School professor and author William Kirby join Deep Dish to discuss how America's universities achieved their global preeminence, why this is now threatene...
Jul 01, 2022•46 min
What does Russia's war in Ukraine reveal about competing theories of foreign policy thought? The Council's Elizabeth Shackelford is joined by Emma Ashford, senior fellow at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, and James Goldgeier, visiting scholar at Stanford University, to debate the war, and what might happen next, from the perspectives of liberal internationalism, the predominant foreign policy doctrine which champions cooperation, and realism, a doctrine that views competition and...
Jun 23, 2022•33 min
Mercenaries from the Wagner Group have been in the headlines recently for their alleged role in war crimes in Ukraine. But the Kremlin-linked paramilitary group has been active in Africa for several years, where it provides a wide range of services to governments across the continent. For this week's Deep Dish , the Council's Elizabeth Shackelford is joined by Federica Saini Fasanotti of the Institute for International Political Studies in Milan to discuss how Wagner's growing footprint in Afric...
Jun 16, 2022•18 min
With richly fertile soil and easy access to international markets, Ukraine has been called the breadbasket of Europe. Following Russia's invasion, the country's grain exports have plummeted, leading to worldwide food price increases of 23 percent and hundreds of thousands facing starvation in the Middle East and Africa. As a global hunger crisis soars, food security experts Ertharin Cousin and Teresa Welsh join Deep Dish to dissect the root causes of modern food insecurity and analyze actions we...
Jun 09, 2022•31 min
Last week, China's foreign minister Wang Yi met with ten Pacific nations to propose a sweeping trade and security agreement. China's intensifying diplomacy in the Pacific demonstrates the region's growing geostrategic importance. China experts Patrick Cronin and Bonnie Glaser join Deep Dish to discuss China's strategy in the Pacific, and how the US should respond. We'd love to know your thoughts about the show! Leave us a review. Reading: The Pacific Islands Matter for America/America Matters fo...
Jun 02, 2022•38 min
