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With 20 percent of the world's fresh surface water at its doorstep, Chicago and the Midwest should use water security as a competitive advantage.

The South Korean president rode polarization to steady the ship through his first year in office.

“National security leaks can become political Rorschach tests—inevitably interpreted through one’s partisan or ideological lens,” writes Dan Drezner.

"If the US does view China as the key threat to its interests, then neglecting Europe will effectively play into Beijing’s hands," Paul Poast writes.

The backlash to the South Korean leader's comments to the Washington Post served as an important test of his underlying support, Karl Friedhoff writes.

"According to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, America's positive view of Korea are reaching the highest levels since 1978," President Yoon Suk-yeol told Congress.

"If there's one word that can be used to describe Erdogan, it's resilient," Nonresident Senior Fellow Sibel Oktay tells Yalda Hakim.

President Yoon will likely sell the idea of “lining up major investments coming into South Korea from American companies,” says Karl Friedhoff.

If Turkey votes Erdogan out, "we won't doubt anymore where its bona fides lie," Ivo Daalder tells Ian Bremmer.

Stockholm’s attempts to accommodate Turkey in no way guarantee admittance to NATO, argues Kjell Engelbrekt with Michael Sahlin.