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Trump's failure with North Korea is not surprising — time to let the experts step in

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Successive US administrations have sought to halt and reverse North Korea's nuclear quest through threats, inducements, and negotiations. None succeeded.

President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Feb. 28, 2019 US Foreign Policy

India and Pakistan Clash in Kashmir

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Former US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter and Tanvi Madan of the Brookings Institution explain what you need to know about the ongoing crisis between India and Pakistan.

People hold national flags and placards after airstrikes on militant camps in Pakistani territory
Reuters
Global Politics

Sustainable Food Systems: A View from the Midwest

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Global Insight by Madeleine Nicholson

Since the dawn of agriculture spurred the establishment of human civilizations, humans have adapted and revolutionized their food systems to overcome obstacles.

Chard growing in a row at a farm
Ronan Furuta
Food and Agriculture

Global Engagement Key Driver of Midwest Prosperity

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Global Insight by John Austin

For the Midwest to thrive in the global economy, it needs to open its doors to the world, not shut it out.

View of the Chicago skyline from a west-side railway
Reuters
Global Economy

Are the Sustainable Development Goals for Water and Food Working Against One Another?

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Global Food for Thought by Michael Tiboris

Food, energy, and water form a nexus in which increased access to one resource puts increased pressures on the others.

An irrigation system spillway in Cambodia
Dept. Foreign Affairs
Climate and the Environment

New Resources for WPS Scholars and Practitioners

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Global Insight by Katelyn Jones

Once we learned that one of the most often-cited statistics about women is fabricated—scholars and practitioners alike were shocked.

Generations of Kenyan women stand together
Bennett Tobias
Women and Girls

Deep Divisions Across the Atlantic

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Global Insight by Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo Daalder discusses the annual Munich Security Conference.

Angela Merkel giving a keynote speech in 2019
Kristof Roomp
Global Politics

What's the Most Likely Outcome for Venezuela?

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#AskIvo

Ivo Daalder makes three encompassing points about the future of Venezuela, in this episode of #AskIvo.

Nicolás Maduro speaking at an event.
Reuters
Global Politics

China's Blockbuster Influence in Hollywood

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Movie producer Lynda Obst and Orville Schell of the Asia Society join Deep Dish to examine how China is changing the US box office.

View of the Hollywood sign from above, in Los Angeles, California.
Justin Aikin
Global Politics

Chicago Aims High With Renewable Energy Goals For 2035

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WBEZ
Karen Weigert

Chicago plans on transitioning all of its buildings to 100 percent renewable energy by 2035 and to electrify the CTA bus fleet by 2040.

Lights illuminate the downtown Chicago skyline Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, in Chicago Tech and Science