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Global Food for Thought by Julia Whiting

Catch the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development in our Global Food for Thought news brief.

India Farmer's Protests
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Food and Agriculture

After a Year of Pandemic, Global Public Opinion  Shows  Increasing Desire for Vaccine

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

It has now been a year since many nations began to implement restrictions due to the pandemic. As the global health crisis drags into its second year, more people seek the vaccine as a way to return to normal.

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Tackling Inequality by Investing in Infrastructure

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Alexander Hitch

By investing in infrastructure, the United States can prepare communities to participate in a changing economy, increase access to opportunity, and address challenges highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

highway infrastructure
Miguel Ángel Sanz
Global Cities

As Biden Sanctions Russia, Russians Not Convinced Kremlin Behind the Poisoning

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Running Numbers by Brendan Helm

Brendan Helm discusses President Biden's new sanctions on Moscow due to Alexei Navalny's arrest.

US Foreign Policy

What the New Executive Orders on Climate Mean for Global Food Security

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Global Food for Thought by Coauthors

Gloria Dabek and Alyssa Kreps examine how integrating a climate lens into foreign policy and national security will have ripple effects on both domestic and global food security.

President Biden signs climate executive order
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Food and Agriculture

City Leaders Go Abroad: A Survey of City Diplomacy in 47 Cities

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Journal of Urban Policy and Research
Coauthors

Cities recognize the importance of city diplomacy but also lack necessary resources to fulfill the commitments they make to global agendas, Council fellows Kris Hartley and Michele Acuto explain.

City skyline in China
Joseph Chan
Global Cities

World Review: US Middle East Policy, Myanmar Protests, Big Tech

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Nirmal Ghosh, Gideon Rachman, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Protests in Myanmar
Reuters
Global Politics

Hunger is the Deadliest Weapon of War  

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

The Unites States must address hunger as an essential element of military and foreign policy, former World Food Programme head Ertharin Cousin explains to host Brian Hanson.

A malnourished girl receives food aid in Yemen
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Food and Agriculture

Build Back Bluer: Water Innovation Can Drive Inclusive Economic Recovery in the Great Lakes

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Crain's Chicago Business
Alaina Harkness

Alaina Harkness discusses the water infrastructure of the midwest.

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Nuclear War Was Barely Averted in 1983. Let That Guide US-China Relations Now.

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo Daalder explains why the United States and China must engage in a broad dialogue to avoid tensions escalating into a military confrontation neither sides wants.

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