Authors

Minky Worden

Director, Global Initiatives, Human Rights Watch

Jules Boykoff

Associate Professor, Political Science, Pacific University

Kian Tajbakhsh

Senior Advisor to Global Centers, Columbia University
Kian Tajbakhsh is an Iranian American scholar, social scientist, and urban planner. He currently serves as the senior advisor to Global Centers…
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Azadeh Moaveni

Assistant Professor of Journalism, New York University
Azadeh Moaveni is Assistant Professor of Journalism at New York University and director of the Global and Joint Studies Program. Her research…
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Christopher Kindell

Research Consultant, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Christopher Kindell is a researcher, writer, and instructor who focuses on historical and contemporary issues related to disease, environmental…

Laura Valdés

Policy Officer, Metropolis

Teresa Wright

Professor, Political Science, California State University-Long Beach

Lizzi C. Lee

Broadcast Journalist, Wall St TV

Brita Jelen

Intern, Center on Global Food and Agriculture
Brita Jelen joined the Council as a 2022 fall research intern with the Center on Global Food and Agriculture. Jelen is a third-…
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Benjamin Leffel

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Michigan
Benjamin Leffel is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise and a member of the Urban Sustainability…
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