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Starving for Aid: The Unseen War in Tigray

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Global Food for Thought by Coauthors

The Ethiopian government is using starvation as a weapon of war against Tigray, inducing a massive famine that requires immediate action from the international community.

An Ethiopian man examines his wheat crop near Korem in a northern Tigray province.
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Food and Agriculture

Does Public Space Really Belong to the Public?

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Global Insight by Julia Lane

A collaboration with Chicago Public Art Group brings to life a Council report exploring the racist origins of Chicagoland's public beach policies.

Chicago Public Art Group piece
Julia Lane
Global Cities

Refugees Welcome? Americans Support Taking in Afghans, Ukrainians, Taiwanese

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Despite public divisions over US aid to Ukraine, support for taking in those fleeing the Russian invasion remains unchanged since March.

People with suitcases approach the Ukraine-Slovakia border
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Migration

Flavors and Culture: Food Systems through Indigenous Women's Eyes

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Global Food for Thought by Myrna Cunningham

Productive practices of Indigenous women's groups have significant value in contributing to the conservation of biodiversity and the well-being of humanity, and therefore encourage exchange and dialogue.

A woman walks along a cliff with a sheep following behind her.
Monica Volpin
Food and Agriculture

Will CRISPR Crops Avoid the GMO Curse?

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Global Food for Thought by Coauthors

If CRISPR crops can avoid being regulated like GMOs, they can create significant opportunities for low- and middle-income countries, and help combat hunger and poverty.

Four scientists examine plants in a lab. Food and Agriculture

Germany's Coup Plot and the Threat to Democracy in an Age of Conspiracy

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Global Insight by Chris Morris

A plot to overthrow the German government highlights the risks—and reach—of unchecked conspiracy in an age of mistrust, writes Chris Morris.

Police in Germany raid a hunting lodge at Waidmannsheil as part of their investigation to a coup plot
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Global Politics

At US-Africa Leaders Summit, Russia and China Provide Subtext

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Global Insight by Justice Malala

The US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, is the first meeting of its kind since 2014. Africa’s shift toward China and Russia will be a subtext of the meeting.

US Secretary of State Blinken meets Democratic Republic of Congo President Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde
REUTERS
Global Politics

European Energy Crisis Shifts Germany's Power Priorities

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Running Numbers by Gabriela Ivanova

Russia’s war in Ukraine has sparked a domestic push toward alternative energy sources.

Steam erupts from a coking tower at the Thyssenkrupp steel Europe in Duisburg, Germany
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Public Opinion

Who Has the Advantage in Ukraine?

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Running Numbers by Dina Smeltz

American perceptions of whether Russia or Ukraine is winning the war are key to support for ongoing US assistance to Kyiv.

A soldier hoists the State Flag of Ukraine in deoccupied Kherson Public Opinion

Emerging Partisan Division on Support to Ukraine

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Running Numbers by Emily Sullivan

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

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks at a news conference
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Public Opinion