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The Most Resilient People on Earth? Farmers.

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Global Food for Thought by Liam Condon

Recent years have tested the resiliency of farmers with trade wars, catastrophic floods, and now the COVID-19 pandemic, but farmers are #StillFarming.

A worker carries a crate across a farm in Nipomo, California.
Tim Mossholder
Food and Agriculture

To Secure His Legacy, Khamenei Is Packing Iran's Government With Young Radicals

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Foreign Policy
Saeid Golkar

The supreme leader’s youth-washing strategy could keep detente with the United States off the table for years.

Iranian women holding national flags and pictures of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, take part a pro-government demonstration in Tehran on Nov. 25, 2019. US Foreign Policy

China Needs Diplomats, Not Wolves

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Pacific Forum
Craig Kafura

China's "Wolf Warrior" diplomacy is making headlines around the world. But while it might be hitting the right notes back home, it may not play so well with overseas audiences.

Global Politics

COVID-19 Shapes Global Public Opinion on Reopening and Reversals

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

This week, the Chicago Council Survey team updates public opinion on COVID-19 from the United States, Japan, Canada, France, Italy, the UK, Brazil, and Nigeria.

A person gets their temperature checked during the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing
Kian Zhan
Global Health

How Animal Agriculture can Fill the Hunger Gap that COVID-19 is Fast Widening

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Global Food for Thought by Richard Raymond

Animal agriculture has faced challenges around distribution and processing during the pandemic restrictions, but if safely managed, animal-sourced foods can be a powerful force against global hunger.

A close-up image of some cows in a field, with the sunsetting in the background.
Stijn te Strake
Food and Agriculture

US-China Tensions Rise, COVID Explodes, UK Bans Huawei 5G

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Ivo Daalder talks with reporters from some of the world's leading media outlets about the South China Sea, COVID-19, Huawei, Poland, and more.

Multiple aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 fly in formation over the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.
Kaila V. Peters
Global Health

Mali's Instability Threatens the Sahel

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Judd Devermont and Neil Munshi explain why Mali's instability is a threat to Africa's Sahel region.

A group of protests on the streets in Mali.
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Global Politics

Trump's epic fail: His gambit with Iran drives Tehran toward China

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The Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

In May 2018, President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal because it was “defective at its core.” But if Tehran were willing to negotiate a better agreement, he would be “ready, willing and able” to join them.

President Donald Trump announces the United States' intent to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal on May 8, 2018. Global Politics

Abbott's Mary Rodgers on Antibody Testing

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Wait Just a Minute

Mary Rodgers, Abbott Surveillance Program's Principal Scientist, takes a minute to discuss the importance of anitbody testing and what we have learned from the pandemic.

Mary Rodgers on Wait Just a Minute Global Health

Re-Forge Strategic Alliances and Check China Abroad, Rebuild Economy at Home

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Newsweek
John Austin

The industrial heartlands of the U.S. and its European allies have become crucibles for the polarizing politics of neo-populism for a population left behind in the information age.

Global Economy