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Video Series World Review with Ivo Daalder
NATO's Future, China De-escalation, Israel-Palestine Flare-Up
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Jamil Anderlini, Bobby Ghosh, and Susan Glasser join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
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Lost Lives, Little Attention: The Overlooked Migrant Crisis
Podcast Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast
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Queering Farming: How LGBTQIA+ Farmers are Reimagining Agriculture
Blog Global Food for Thought by Natalie Burdsall
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How to Ensure a Strong, Independent Ukraine
In the News Politico Ivo H. Daalder

Gilbert Named President of Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Sarah Gilbert takes on the role of president and chief content officer of the Council as of July 1. After ten years as president, Ivo Daalder takes on the new role of chief executive officer.
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Our Centers of Expertise

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Lester Crown Center on US Foreign Policy

Informing US foreign policy and national security discussions and debates through public opinion research, policy analysis, and public engagement.

City
Center on Global Cities

Elevating global cities as central actors shaping world affairs and advancing city-based solutions to global challenges.

Market
Center on Global Food and Agriculture

Identifying opportunities for US leadership in advancing global food security and nutrition and alleviating poverty through agricultural development.

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Council staff Elizabeth Shackelford

Elizabeth Shackelford

Senior Fellow, US Foreign Policy
Elizabeth Shackelford, a former career diplomat who served the US Mission to Somalia and the US Embassy in South Sudan, focuses on building awareness and understanding of a "restraint" approach to foreign policy, which seeks to limit the use of force to core US security interests and favors diplomatic engagement.
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Council expert Felix Kwame Yeboah

Felix Kwame Yeboah

Nonresident Fellow, Global Food and Agriculture
Felix Kwame Yeboah is a nonresident fellow of global food & agriculture at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Currently he's an assistant professor of international development and a member of the Food Security Group at Michigan State University. In this role, he conducts agricultural and food policy research and advises various development-related initiatives in Africa.
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Council expert Robert Muggah

Robert Muggah

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Cities
Robert Muggah is a specialist in cities, security, migration, and new technologies. He cofounded the Igarapé Institute—an independent think and do tank devoted to data-driven safety and justice across Latin America and Africa, where he is currently the director of research. In addition to serving as a nonresident senior fellow at the Council, Muggah is a fellow or faculty at six other institutions.
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Our Research

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Majority of Russians Still Unwilling to Return Occupied Parts of Ukraine
RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey

While many Russians favor negotiating for peace with Kyiv, they are unwilling to give up any Ukrainian territory seized since 2014. They are, however, more open to a “neutral” status for eastern Ukraine.

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Democracy and the Life of Cities
RESEARCH Report

This publication examines and challenges the role of cities in generating and strengthening democratic practices as authoritarianism rises across much of the world.

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Bridging the Gap: A "Sustainable Food Seal"
RESEARCH Report

A "sustainable food seal" empowers consumers and farmers to support a more sustainable food supply chain.

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We're building a community of globally curious people who want to deepen their understanding of the world and actively participate in it. We each have a role to play—you don't need to be an expert to join and shape the global conversation. If you seek to learn more, discuss more, do more, you belong here.
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Secretary Janet L. Yellen on International Economic Policy
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US Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen speaks to a Council audience and pushes for a global minimum tax rate.
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Senator Tammy Duckworth on Indo-Pacific Security
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Inside Modern-Day Diplomacy with Baroness Catherine Ashton
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