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One-quarter of South Koreans Ready to Wear Masks Indefinitely

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Running Numbers by Karl Friedhoff

While Americans continue a culture war on the necessity and effectiveness of masks, one-quarter of the South Korean public is ready to wear them indefinitely.

A pharmacist in Seoul ringing up masks.
Reuters
Public Opinion

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

Generational Gaps Close on Sense of Threat from Climate Change

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Running Numbers by Katherine Stiplosek

Concern for the state of the planet spans generations, 2021 Chicago Council Survey data show.

Crowd kneels at a climate protest.
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Climate and the Environment

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.
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US Foreign Policy

A Foreign Policy for the Middle Class?

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The Un-Diplomatic Podcast
Craig Kafura

What does the American public think about China, internal v. external threats, and who benefits from US foreign policy? Craig Kafura joins the Un-Diplomatic Podcast to discuss.

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Organic Mandate, Growing Solar, and Allergens

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Global Food for Thought by Julia Whiting

Check out the week's top stories in food, agriculture, and global development.

a worker walks in a Sri Lankan tea farm
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Food and Agriculture

Europeans and Americans Divided on the Transatlantic Relationship

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The Diplomat
Dina Smeltz

“New polling data shows that the American public is much more likely to sense a natural alliance with European countries than the reverse,” writes Dina Smeltz in the Diplomat.

Camera pointed at Biden, Ursula Von der Leyen, and Charles Michel.
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Public Opinion

World Review: Taiwan Tensions, Iraq Elections, and Energy Geopolitics

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Karen DeYoung, Bobby Ghosh, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Xi Jinping clapping his hands while speaking
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US Foreign Policy

How Climate Financing for Developing Economies Will Help All

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Devex
Robert Muggah

“Wealthier countries and companies that are driving climate change share an obligation to support and invest in solutions for those most adversely affected,” writes Robert Muggah in Devex.

A small scale farmer tends crops in Malawi wearing a pink patterned garment.
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Climate and the Environment