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How to Help Afghanistan: Refugee Organizations Will Play Critical Role

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Elizabeth Shackelford

The Council's Elizabeth Shackelford joins ABC 7 Chicago to discuss why getting Afghans and US allies out of harm's way is imperative as the crisis deepens.

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Political Appointees Are a Problem for Foreign Policy

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

Elizabeth Shackelford explains why America shouldn’t aim to be so exceptional when it comes to selecting diplomats.

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The System That Sent Billionaires to Space Could Fall Apart Without Their Help

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John Austin

As billionaires race to space, "our democracies could use their help on the ground," John Austin argues in Barron's.

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Global Economy

Be Wary of China Threat Inflation

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Foreign Policy
Bruce Jentleson

"The China threat is being inflated in ways that, as with the Soviet threat in the Cold War and terrorism post-9/11, are counterproductive for foreign-policy strategy and distort domestic politics in dangerous ways," Bruce Jentleson argues.

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How Americans Think About Trade

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Foreign Affairs
Diana C. Mutz

Americans’ views are shaped by trade’s perceived effects on the United States as a whole, their feelings about the trading partner country and US political party in power, and their general outlook on the world beyond their country’s borders.

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Global Economy

Bipartisan Bill Could End Our Casual Relationship with War

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

The Council's Elizabeth Shackelford explains how a new bipartisan bill could renew Congressional war powers and reign in presidential power to engage the United States in conflict.

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Why the US Should Withdraw Its Troops from Korea

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Responsible Statecraft
Ethan Kessler

Nearly seven decades after the armistice, the status quo on the Peninsula does not serve American interests, the Council's Ethan Kessler argues.

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The Global Networks Working to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

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Foreign Policy
Robert Muggah

The Council's Robert Muggah explores the web of treaties, agreements, and nonprofits dedicated to curbing nukes—or getting rid of them altogether.

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Regional Inequality Looms as Pressing Threat to Democracy

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Coauthors

A group of experts, including the Council's John Austin, Brian Hanson, and Alex Hitch explain why now is the time to rise to a new political, economic, and social challenge rooted in growing regional inequalities.

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US Efforts Have Shown That We Need Better Foreign Aid—Not More of It

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Elizabeth Shackelford

Elizabeth Shackelford explains why we must change the culture of international aid to ensure that more isn’t equated with better and that short-term stability isn’t preserved at the cost of long-term progress.

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