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How Word Games Became War Games in the Taiwan Strait

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The National Interest
Paul Heer

"Pelosi’s visit has exposed the underlying dilemma in US policy toward Taiwan and brought it uncomfortably to the front burner," Paul Heer writes.

Tsai Ing-wen and Nancy Pelosi
Chien Chih-Hung
US Foreign Policy

Overheating Megacities are a Climate Problem and Solution

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World Economic Forum
Robert Muggah

With substantial increases in annual temperatures and extreme heat locked in, Latin American cities offer a glimpse of the future of climate change.

Mexico City climate protests
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Global Cities

America Sends Fifth Delegation to Taiwan

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Al Hurra
Cécile Shea

Cécile Shea joins Al Hurra to discuss America sending its fifth delegation to Taiwan and what it means for global politics.

Cécile Shea in an interview on Al Hurra on August 30, 2022. Global Politics

Why the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Is so Dangerous

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Sirius XM Potus
Mitchel B. Wallerstein

Nonresident Senior Fellow Mitchel Wallerstein sheds light on the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and why it is so dangerous on Sirius XM POTUS.

An overhead satellite view of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
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Defense and Security

Remembering Mikhail Gorbachev

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WGN Chicago
Cécile Shea

Mikhail Gorbechav’s peaceful dissolution of the Soviet Union starkly contrasts Putin’s war. Cecile Shea weighs in on WGN's Evening News.

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Who Will Win the Workers?

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The National Interest
John Austin

The upcoming 2022 midterm elections will provide another interesting test around whether Democrats can resurrect their appeal to working-class voters.

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Global Cities

Canada's Place in the Great Resource Game 

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The Globe and Mail
Robert Muggah

"Notwithstanding China’s firm grip on global supply chains of critical minerals and rare earths, Canada can support a more predictable green transition."

Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, China.
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Climate and the Environment

Why the US Cares about the War in Ukraine

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NPR
Dina Smeltz

Many Americans feel Russia's invasion is morally wrong and nearly three-quarters back increasing US military aid to Ukraine, Dina Smeltz tells NPR.

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Public Opinion

Where the Ukraine War Stands after 6 Months

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Chicago Tonight
Elizabeth Shackelford

"Putin needs to understand that there is no other way out but negotiation," Elizabeth Shackelford argues on WTTW.

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Rewriting How Russia's War in Ukraine Could End

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

"A diplomatic solution is far from guaranteed in the near term," Elizabeth Shackelford writes, "but Ukraine must not close the door to it."

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