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How Cities Can Help Biden Repair American Diplomacy

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Bloomberg CityLab
Ian Klaus

The global alliances and networks forged by major cities like New York can help President-elect Joe Biden repair America’s damaged international relationships.

Large billboard of Joe Biden outside the NYPD office in Times Square.
Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
Global Cities

America's Treacherous Transition

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Foreign Affairs
Ivo H. Daalder

How Trump’s recalcitrance threatens U.S. national security.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden during a 2020 Presidential Debate
Reuters
Defense and Security

To Meat or Not to Meat: Balancing Global Views in Battles over Food

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Global Food for Thought by Coauthors

Two billion people in the Global South suffer from micronutrient deficiencies due to failures in providing adequate nutrition.

Children in Tanzania stand below a line showing the median height for 9-year-olds globally
Gates Foundation
Food and Agriculture

What To Expect From A Biden Administration On Foreign Policy

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WBEZ
Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo Daalder discusses Biden's plan to reestablish US allies.

Global Politics

Biden Moves Forward Without Help from Trump’s Intel Team

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WTTW News
Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo Daalder discusses presidential transitions on Chicago Tonight.

Global Politics

Global Public Opinion Shows Fear, Caution as COVID-19 Lockdowns Renew

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

The Chicago Council Survey team provides updates on public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic from the US, Japan, South Korea, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, Germany, and Mexico.

A researcher works in a lab at the Duke-NUS Medical School
Reuters
Global Health

Biden’s Global Goals

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Financial Times
Coauthors

Ivo Daalder joined Gideon Rachman to talk about how Joe Biden may seek to rebuild the US’s broken alliances and project a new image to the world.

Matteo Renzi and Joe Biden in Rome.
White House
Global Politics

BTS Prepares to Enlist, South Korean Public Split on Exemption

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Should members of the South Korean boy band BTS receive an exemption from mandatory military service?

BTS before the 2017 American Music Awards
Korea Dispatch
Public Opinion

Polling Problems, 2020 Edition

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

America saw inaccurate polling for the House and Senate races across the country, which overestimated Democratic support in a wide range of races.

People vote during the 2020 primary in Louisville, Kentucky
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

World Review: Global Reactions to the Election

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Reporters from some of the world’s leading media outlets joined the Council to consider the impact of the 2020 US election on foreign policy.

A person looking at their phone colors in a US electoral map
US Embassy New Zealand
Global Health