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Embracing Dandelions as Food and Medicine

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Global Food for Thought by Linda Black Elk

Through their connection to traditional food practices, dandelions challenge colonized notions of food security and provide students with the opportunity to reconnect with Indigenous food systems.

A field of dandelions.
Vlad Vasilov
Food and Agriculture

The Future of European Energy

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Running Numbers by Gabriela Ivanova

The war in Ukraine has shifted public opinion toward energy independence, renewable power, and nuclear energy.

wind turbines in Berlin
HANS LUCAS
Public Opinion

Consequences of Putin's War Go Beyond Its Implications for Russia

In the News
Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

"While the war itself has proven disastrous for Moscow, the geopolitical outcome for Russia is, if anything, even worse," writes Ivo Daalder.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sits at a desk on February 15, 2023.
Reuters
Global Politics

Europeans Continue to Back Ukraine, But Disagree on the Endgame

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Running Numbers by Phillip Meng

In countries that favor a negotiated end to the conflict, support for specific policy measures that aid Ukraine has fallen.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola
Reuters
Public Opinion

Chinese Spy Balloon Pops Prospects for US-China Rapprochement

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The National Interest
Paul Heer

The incident reflects the emerging adversarial pathology of US-China relations, which is increasingly obstructing any efforts at mutual understanding, Paul Heer writes.

Antony Blinken speaks in front of US and Chinese flags
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Evaluating the US Response to China's Balloon

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Sirius XM The Briefing
Bruce Jentleson

"Chinese satellites fly over the United States every day," Nonresident Senior Fellow Bruce Jentleson tells Steve Scully. "That doesn't make a headline the way a balloon does."

Sailors recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

BRICS Is Aiding and Abetting Russia's War in Ukraine

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

in one way or another, bloc members are lending support to Moscow at a time when it has been largely cut off from the Western world, Paul Poast writes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the 14th BRICS Summit
Reuters
Global Politics

1,000 Days: Revisiting the Mothers and Children of Uganda

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Featured Video

Ten years after The First 1,000 Days book, we revisit Esther and her son Rodgers to see how they are faring.

Esther smiles as she holds her son Rodgers.
Anne Thurow
Food and Agriculture

Balloon-gate, Earthquakes, and Russia's New Offensive

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Stefan Kornelius, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Aftermath of the earthquake in Turkey
Reuters
Global Politics

Is China Really Scarier Than Zuckerberg?

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The Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

“The risk with TikTok is real, but American social media companies pose real risk, too,” writes Elizabeth Shackelford in the Chicago Tribune.

Hand holding cell phone with TikTok logo on the screen.
Nordskov Media
Tech and Science