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China's Human Rights Abuses Must Not Go Ignored

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

"The international community should make China a pariah for its crimes against the Uyghur population," Elizabeth Shackelford argues.

A man takes part in a demonstration against China during its Universal Periodic Review by the UN Rights Council
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US Foreign Policy

What Cities Can Learn from Venture Capital

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Bloomberg
Robert Muggah

Local leaders from Colombia to Finland found success using venture capital strategies to manage risk and spur innovation, writes Robert Muggah.

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Global Cities

For the American Public, Syria Has Become the 'Forgotten War'

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"The Syrian war has failed to hold the US public's attention," Paul Poast writes. He explains why in World Politics Review.

A formation of U.S. Navy F-18E Super Hornet aircraft leaves after receiving fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft over northern Iraq after conducting air strikes in Syria Sept. 23, 2014. US Foreign Policy

How the War in Ukraine Affects Rare Earth Mineral Supply

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Eurasian Climate Brief
Robert Muggah

Robert Muggah joins the Eurasian Climate Brief to discuss the issues around the production and supply of rare earth minerals amid the Russia-Ukraine war.

A destroyed apartment building in Borodyanka, Ukraine.
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Climate and the Environment

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant "Hanging by a Thread"

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MSNBC Andrea Mitchell Reports
Ivo H. Daalder

"This is part of a very deliberate Russian strategy,” says Ivo Daalder, "to take control of the plant, not only physically but the electricity that gets produced.”

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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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