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'Ally-Shoring' Will Help US Rebuild Economy and Global Leadership

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The Hill
John Austin

Ally-shoring describes a program of sourcing essential materials, goods, and services with trusted friends while disengaging from China and other states that seek to undermine American interests from critical supply chains.

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The Epistemics of Policymaking

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OpenEdition
Kris Hartley

From technocracy to critical pragmatism in the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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United Nations
Climate and the Environment

Fighting Fake News in the COVID-19 Era: Policy Insights from an Equilibrium Model

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Springer Nature
Kris Hartley

Like many policy challenges, the COVID-19 crisis is exposing deep-seated political and epistemological divisions, fueled in part contestation over scientific evidence and ideological tribalism stoked in online communities.

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With High-tech Farming, We Can Usher in a Rural Renaissance

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The Chicago Tribune
John Austin

After the coronavirus pandemic has upended so much, we’re now reworking our supply chains for national food security and elevating agriculture back to a noble profession.

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The COVID City

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Project Syndicate
Robert Muggah

Could the pandemic lead to a more advanced and inclusive form of urbanism?

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The Moral Hazards of Smart Water Management

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Taylor & Francis Online
Kris Hartley

Smart water management (SWM) brings technological sophistication to water governance by providing monitoring, operational, and communications capacities through real-time information.

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Column: Brent Scowcroft, the model national security adviser

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The Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Few people have had a greater impact on U.S. national security affairs over the last 40 years than Brent Scowcroft, who died last week at age 95.

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We Can't Afford to Sideline these Essential Workers Now

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Crain's Chicago Business
Sara McElmurry

As we look at ways to fight the virus and rebuild the region, championing the skills of immigrants is key to our recovery.

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Column: What Pompeo gets right—and wrong—about China

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The Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Instead of continuing "the old paradigm of blind engagement with China," Pompeo calls for unrelenting pressure to force Beijing to change its ways.

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An Interview with Robert Muggah

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Project Syndicate
Robert Muggah

Project Syndicate talks with Robert Muggah, a co-founder of the SecDev Group and the Igarapé Institute.

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