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Beating the Odds: The Mothers and Children of the 1,000 Days Movement

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Global Food for Thought by Roger Thurow

Ten years after The First 1,000 Days book began, Roger Thurow revisits the featured mothers and children to see how they are faring.

Shyamkali sits cross legged and holds her young daughter.
Anne Thurow
Food and Agriculture

Yoon Suk-Yeol's Rising Approval Rates May Not Be What They Seem

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NK News
Karl Friedhoff

A gap between polling results could lead the administration to draw dramatically different conclusions about which policies to pursue going forward, Karl Friedhoff writes.

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a ceremony
Reuters
Public Opinion

Jimmy Carter Was Right about Human Rights

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

"Carter sought to institutionalize human rights within our foreign policy decision-making structures, so that it would not only inform our foreign activities but constrain them as well," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

Jimmy Carter speaks at a lectern
SIPA USA
US Foreign Policy

1,000 Days: Revisiting the Mothers and Children of India

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Ten years after The First 1,000 Days book began, we revisit Shyamkali and her six daughters to see how they are faring.

Shyamkali sits with four of her daughters.
Anne Thurow
Food and Agriculture

The Battle for Bakhmut

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Sirius XM The Briefing
Paul Poast

Paul Poast joins host Steve Scully to unpack the latest from Ukraine.

Ukrainian service members ride a BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle near the frontline town of Bakhmut
Reuters
Defense and Security

1,000 Days: Revisiting the Mothers and Children of Guatemala

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Ten years after The First 1,000 Days book, we revisit Dianet and her daughter Keytlin to see how they are faring.

Dianet sits next to her daughter Keytlin.
Anne Thurow
Food and Agriculture

US Allies vs. Partners—What's the Difference?

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Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast explains why both are a key part of American foreign policy.

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Time to Reflect on the US-China Relationship

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Agri-Pulse
Dan Glickman

Dan Glickman argues the US must find ways to work with China on issues of global importance, especially food and agriculture.

The flag of China flies over the Great Wall of China. Food and Agriculture

The Pushback Against the 15-Minute City

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Boston Globe
Robert Muggah

After years of advocating for greener and more accessible neighborhoods, champions of the 15-minute city are suddenly the target of far-right conspiracies.

Busy Istanbul Street
Alex Berger
Global Cities

Doomsday or Not, the Level of Nuclear Risk Just Got Higher

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Putin's New START withdrawal, as well as posturing by Iran and North Korea, have significantly raised the level of nuclear risk," Paul Poast writes.

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