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China's Secrecy Has Made the Coronavirus Crisis Much Worse

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

We may never know if the spread of the new virus could have been prevented by earlier, concerted action. But the fact that China chose secrecy and inaction turned the possibility of an epidemic into a reality.

Policemen wearing masks patrolling Wuhan Tianhe Airport during coronavirus outbreak
China News Service
Global Health

Boosting Nutrition and Sustainability through Superfoods in Local Food Systems 

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Global Food for Thought by Juan Lucas Restrepo

Our Field Notes series explores how food systems innovation and agricultural research and development can empower farmers and feed the world.

A close-up view of quinoa, a superfood
Pierre Bamin
Food and Agriculture

One Woman Is Standing Up to Murder and Violence in El Salvador

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Gus Hart Visiting Fellow Rosa Anaya joins Deep Dish to discuss her work rehabilitating inmates and gang members in El Salvador with Catholic Relief Services’ Second Changes.

Rosa Anaya Perla in front of the National Palace of El Salvador Migration

Kelly Magsamen on the Threat from Iran

Video Series
Wait Just a Minute

Kelly Magsamen, former National Security Council director for Iran under US presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, takes a minute to answer questions on Iran, its proxies, and whether the US should support anti-regime protests.

Kelly Magsamen on Wait Just a Minute Defense and Security

Do Non-Trump Republicans Diverge with Trump Republicans on Foreign Policy?

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Running Numbers by Jack Benjamin

While Republicans share a similar political worldview overall, Trump and Non-Trump Republicans disagree on key policies for immigration, climate change, and nuclear programs.

A red hat with the text "make America great again" on it Public Opinion

Dispatch From Seoul: City of Transportation Extremes

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Global Insight by Samuel Kling

In October, I visited Seoul with a delegation of Chicago Council Emerging Leaders on a Korea Foundation-funded trip led by Karl Friedhoff, the Council’s Korea specialist.

Metro station in Seoul.
Sebastiaan ter Burg
Global Cities

Biocontrol of the Fall Armyworm: Long-term Resilience for Small-scale Farmers

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Global Food for Thought by Sara Hendery

The fall armyworm is destroying crops throughout Asia and Africa, intensifying the many burdens small-scale farmers are met with every day.

Landscape in Akaki Kality, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Food and Agriculture

Millennials Not That into Drones

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

More Americans felt drone strikes against suspected terrorists makes the US safer. However, Millennials were more skeptical, with nearly half saying they make the US less safe.

An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle flies a combat mission over southern Afghanistan
Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt
Defense and Security

Cities, Consumers, and Companies Are the Secret of Sustainability

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Brookings' Anthony F. Pipa and UL's Catherine P. Sheehy join  Deep Dish  to discuss the way forward for cities, the private sector, and SDGs.

Christmas Market at the Trocadéro Gardens in the global city of Paris, France.
Jean-Pierre Dalbéra
Global Cities

Exploring the US Navy's Global Role and the Challenge to Remain Supreme

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Global Insight by Matthew Dalton

Do Chicagoans truly understand the role the Navy plays around the world and the increasing challenges it faces?

Four US Navy ships sailing in open water
US Navy
Defense and Security