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Disappointments Abound in 2022 Pentagon Budget

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

“Blindly increasing our defense dollars isn’t a path to more security,” writes Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford in the Chicago Tribune.

Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, sits at a table with Congress to discuss China's pacing.
Staff Sgt. Jack Sanders
Defense and Security

China Dismisses Olympic Boycott as "Farce"

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WTTW Chicago Tonight
Craig Kafura

"The 2021 Chicago Council Survey finds that a narrow majority of Americans support some sort of boycott of this year’s Beijing Olympics,” Craig Kafura tells WTTW.

Screen shot of Craig Kafura appearing with John Soares and Brent Huffman on Chicago Tonight. Public Opinion

Selling the China Threat

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Defense One
Ivo H. Daalder

Council President Ivo Daalder discusses how history, politics, and public opinion are reshaping the US-China relationship with Defense One.

Screen shot of Ivo Daalder speaking at Defense One's Outlook for 2022 virtual event. US Foreign Policy

Russia's Aggression Towards Ukraine

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The Diane Rehm Show
Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo Daalder spoke with Diane Rhem about why Ukraine is so important to Russia, what it means for Europe's security, and how the US can deescalate the situation.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks by phone with U.S. President Joe Biden in Kyiv, Ukraine December 9, 2021
Reuters
Defense and Security

Has Washington's Policy Toward Taiwan Crossed the Rubicon?

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National Interest
Paul Heer

"If Taiwan […] is part of an international struggle against the PRC, how is that not a de facto ‘one China, one Taiwan’ policy?” writes Paul Heer in National Interest.

Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III administers the oath of office to Dr. Ely Ratner.
Chad J. McNeeley
US Foreign Policy

Overturning Roe v. Wade Would Threaten Women's Progress

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Chicago Tribune
Katelyn Jones

Limiting abortion access will “exacerbate longstanding racial and reproductive health inequities,” argues Katelyn Jones in the Chicago Tribune.

A sign reading "This body is not a political battlefield" is held before a capitol building and cloudy sky.
Lorie Shaull
Inclusion and Equity

Climate Threats Are Multiplying in the Horn of Africa

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Foreign Policy
Robert Muggah

Rapid climate change has dangerous implications for unrest and conflict within and across the borders of the Horn of Africa, Robert Muggah states in Foreign Policy.

Two young boys carrying water walk down a road next to an IDP camp near the town of Jowhar, Somalia
Tobin Jones
Climate and the Environment

Maps Reveal Progress and Peril of Climate Change

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Singularity
Robert Muggah

Nonresident Senior Fellow Robert Muggah and Ian Goldin write how to map the changes civilization continues to make to the planet in Singularity.

Wide shot of earth's cities at night from space.
RecondOil
Climate and the Environment

Biden-Putin Talks on Ukraine Crisis Rooted in Older Dispute

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WTTW Chicago Tonight
Cécile Shea

Cécile Shea discusses Russia-Ukraine tensions and the call between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Chicago Tonight.

Screen shot of Cecile Shea on Chicago Tonight discussing Ukraine and Russia. US Foreign Policy

Biden's Democracy Summit Was Never a Good Idea. But Here's How to Make It Work.

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Politico
Bruce Jentleson

Bruce Jentleson coauthors four suggestions for mitigating the pitfalls and maybe even pulling off a success at the Summit for Democracy in Politico.

Adam Schultz
US Foreign Policy