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Elite-Public Gap on China May be Decreasing

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Running Numbers by Karl Friedhoff

New data from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs suggests the difference in opinion between the public and the White House is beginning to narrow on the perceived threat of China.

People walk through the rain on a a busy street in China.
Nuno Alberto
Public Opinion

Amb. Dennis Ross on Trump's Golan Heights Decision

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Ambassador Dennis Ross, who led the Israeli-Palestinian peace process for 12 years and served in senior political positions under Presidents Carter, Reagan, H.W. Bush, Clinton, and Obama, joined this week's Deep Dish podcast.

The Golan Heights' border with Syria proper. Defense and Security

That parking meter deal is still haunting Chicago. Here's one fix Lightfoot can make.

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Chicago Tribune
Samuel Kling

The meter deal requires the city to maintain a vast, costly supply of on-street parking in central areas, even as demand for such parking progressively weakens.

A sign for "Pay to Park" in downtown Chicago Global Cities

Congress has NATO's back, despite Trump's unilateralism

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The Washington Post
Coauthors

Surveys show deep bipartisan support for the alliance.

President Trump meets Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, in the Oval Office US Foreign Policy

New York City's Global Experience Builds the Case for City Diplomacy

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Global Insight by Penny Abeywardena

The New York experience demonstrates how we can work together through city diplomacy to create meaningful impact.

View of downtown Manhattan, New York City
Florian Wehde
Global Cities

At 70, NATO is strong — but it must adapt to new demands

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

NATO turns 70 on April 4. That’s normally a good age to retire. But retirement would be a mistake, because the need for the transatlantic alliance remains very real.

NATO defense ministers gather during a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 13, 2019. US Foreign Policy

Why Worry about Global Population Decline?

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Global population is expected to peak and then decline this century, reshaping everything from economic growth and immigration to government spending and climate change.

 The crowd on Thane station waiting for the train to arrive.
Dharmadhyaksha
Migration

What Do You Think about the Relationship between Trump and Kim?

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#AskIvo

In this episode of #AskIvo, Council President Ivo Daalder gives his take on the relationship between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. 

President Trump and Kim Jong Un shake hands in front of US and North Korean flags.
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US Foreign Policy

What Ukraine's Election Reveals, Five Years After Crimea

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Steven Pifer, a former US ambassador to Ukraine, joins Deep Dish to explain the latest developments in Russia and Ukraine's relationship, and what to expect next.

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From Chicago to Uganda, Clean Water is Key to Good Nutrition

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Global Food for Thought by Roger Thurow

Unclean water, poor sanitation, and lousy hygiene—and resulting diseases—combine with poor nutrition as the leading causes of young child mortality and stunting. 

Women in Niger water a vegetable garden. Climate and the Environment