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Diplomacy Doesn't Work in a Zero-Risk World

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

Extreme risk aversion in diplomacy sends the message that nonmilitary international relationships are not a US priority, says Elizabeth Shackelford in the Chicago Tribune.

A wrought iron fence painted white with a US Embassy sign.
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Don't Blame Cities for COVID-19

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La Cahiers
Samuel Kling

Director of Global Cities Research Sam Kling writes in La Cahiers on the history leading to the vilification of cities and density early in the pandemic.

Jackson Avenue in Chicago empty during COVID-19 with a sign saying "stay home."
Raed Mansour
Global Cities

Post-Pandemic Cities: Recovery, Transition, and Renewal

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Diplomatic Courier
Foroogh Farhang

“Cities play an increasingly central role in addressing the environmental crisis and in welcoming the growing number of migrants,” Foroogh Farhang cowrites in the Diplomatic Courier.

A view of Palermo from a balcony with a lamp post with blue sky and clouds.
Denis Simonet
Global Cities

Shackelford on America's Soft Power: NPR's Simoncast

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NPR
Elizabeth Shackelford

Elizabeth Shackelford joins NPR's Simoncast to reflect on her career in foreign policy and the potential of US diplomacy through “soft power.”

cover artwork for the simoncast at Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale US Foreign Policy

AUKUS Is Awkward, but Not Abnormal

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War on the Rocks
Coauthors

The Council surveyed US foreign policy experts to learn how AUKUS had such an effect on US-French relations. Dina Smeltz, Sibel Oktay, Paul Post, and Craig Kafura explain in War on the Rocks.

President Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron exchange words at a table with microphones.
Reuters
Public Opinion

After the Fall of Gadaffi: 10 Years Later

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MSNBC
Ivo H. Daalder

Ten years after the US intervention in Libya and subsequent death of dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Ivo Daalder speaks with Mehdi Hasan on MSNBC about the fallout.

Screen shot of Ivo Daalder on the Mehdi Hasan show.
MSNBC
US Foreign Policy

Don't Ignore the War in Ethiopia

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

War in Tigray is escalating fast. “We have effective nonmilitary leverage and options in our toolbox and should use them,” writes Elizabeth Shackelford in the Chicago Tribune.

Aerial view of smoke billows from the capital of Tigray.
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

How the Data Revolution Will Help Fight Climate Change

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Foreign Policy
Robert Muggah

“We can use Big Data to understand and communicate the planetary crisis while simultaneously measuring progress,” Nonresident Senior Fellow Robert Muggah writes in Foreign Policy.

Time tunnel in China Big Data conference shows green pastures at the other end.
Reuters
Climate and the Environment

India: The Quad's Weakest Link

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The Diplomat
Chet Lee

"An honest evaluation of the Quad militarily will highlight the fact that India is hampering its overall effectiveness," writes US Navy Federal Executive Fellow Chet Lee in the Diplomat.

Indian flag and three soldiers on a parapet.
Reuters
Defense and Security

For the American Public, Military Conflict Is the New Normal

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The Hill
Coauthors

Dina Smeltz and Elizabeth Shackelford write in the Hill on the consequences of an American public desensitized to military action abroad, and what we must do about it.

.50 caliber machine gun fires on top of a tank during a combined arms live-fire exercise at night.
Sgt. Henry Villarama
US Foreign Policy