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2021: Year in Numbers

Interactives
Coauthors

With the holiday celebrations behind us, here is a quick recap of some of the stats that defined the past twelve months of programming at the Council.

Confetti on the ground after the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration
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Russia Calls for "Concrete Response" on Security Guarantees

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Featured Video

As Russia-NATO talks commence in Brussels, Council President Ivo Daalder analyzes President Vladimir Putin's position on Ukraine with CNN’s Bianna Golodryga.

Global Politics

Why Support Africa's Small Farmers?

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Project Syndicate
Roger Thurow

“As Africa’s farmers work to adapt to climate change, global leaders must do their part by keeping–and extending–the promises they made at COP26,” writes Roger Thurow in Project Syndicate.

Subsistence farmers work their field of maize after late rains near the capital Lilongwe, Malawi February 1, 2016.
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Food and Agriculture

US-Russia Summit Meetings: What to Expect

In the News
Nieuwsuur
Ivo H. Daalder

“There is room for a very serious negotiation on the future of European security, the kind that Russian leaders in the past have asked for,” Ivo Daalder remarks on Nieuwsuur.

Screenshot of Ivo Daalder on Nieuwsuur. Global Politics

Putin May Be Looking for 'Way out' of Ukraine Conflict, Ex-US Rep to NATO Says

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Channel 4
Ivo H. Daalder

Council President Ivo Daalder joins Channel 4 to explain what he thinks the situation in Kazakhstan tells us about President Putin and his power in the post-Soviet region.

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World Review: Can We Prevent Democracy's Decline?

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Ivo Daalder talks with Susan Glasser, James Harding, and Stefan Kornelius about the news that matters most to our world this week.

Ukraine flag and statue
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US Foreign Policy

Yemen's Parallel War in Cyberspace

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Foreign Policy
Robert Muggah

Persistent contact with fake news disrupts even stable societies—but in war zones, it can be lethal, Nonresident Senior Fellow Robert Muggah explains in Foreign Policy.

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Global Politics

Democracy is in Danger Worldwide. Here's What to Do.

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Can we prevent global democracy’s death? Hoover Institution's Larry Diamond joins Deep Dish to offer his assessment and a dire warning.

the US Capitol in shadow
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Global Politics

Parklets, Traffic-Free Zones and Outdoor Eating: How COVID Is Transforming Our Cities

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The Conversation
Michele Acuto

"Both cities and citizens have often shown that they can adapt rapidly under crisis conditions," the Council's Non-resident Senior Fellow Michele Acuto writes with Dan Hill in the Conversation.

Outdoor dining in NYC
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Global Cities

Americans and Political Violence, One Year After January 6

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

One year later, Americans remain divided over what happened on January 6, 2021. But they're united in concerns about future political violence.

US Capitol attack
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Public Opinion