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The Urban Century of China and India

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Global Insight by Xuefei Ren

Xuefei Ren argues that cities in China and India are more aptly compared in territorial vs. associational governance than by regime type.

View of air pollution over south Delhi.
Jean-Etienne Minh-Duy Poirrier
Global Cities

US Public Grows Increasingly Divided on Immigration

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Despite majority approval among Democratic public, congressional Democrats struggle to pass immigration reform.

U.S. Border Patrol Agents at Border Field State Park in San Diego watch over personnel reinforcing the border fence with concertina wire
Mani Albrecht
Public Opinion

Healing America's Politics Starts in the Industrial Heartland

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National Interest
Coauthors

John Austin, Brian Hanson, and coauthors write how leaders must address economic opportunity gaps with geography as a root cause of polarization.

Ken Lund
Ken Lund
Global Cities

World Review: Turkey's Economy, Iran Talks, and Hope From 2021

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Bobby Ghosh, Steven Erlanger, and Carla Anne Robbins join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

Protests against the Turkish government over economic policies
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Martin Indyk on US Middle East Policy

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Wait Just a Minute

What role should the United States play in the Middle East after leaving Afghanistan?

Martin Indyk US Foreign Policy

Why is Putin Threatening to Invade Ukraine (Again)?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Is the threat of a NATO expansion the core issue driving Putin’s aggression towards Ukraine, or are his concerns about legacy to blame?

REUTERS
Global Politics

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

Food Insecurity's Socio-Emotional Impacts on Children

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Roger Thurow speaks at the Child Youth Forum on food insecurity’s impact on the socio-emotional health, development, and wellbeing of young people.

Stethoscope on an apple a child is holding.
Nenad Stojkovic
Food and Agriculture