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Six Months of War in Ukraine, Global Droughts, Finnish Partygate

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Karen DeYoung, Ryan Heath, and Stefan Kornelius join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

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Rewriting How Russia's War in Ukraine Could End

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

"A diplomatic solution is far from guaranteed in the near term," Elizabeth Shackelford writes, "but Ukraine must not close the door to it."

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Ukrainian Refugees—the Rule or the Exception?

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Running Numbers by Isabelle Grassel

Why are Ukrainians receiving a warmer welcome from the American public than past refugee groups?

Julija, 10, fleeing from Kyiv wears a hair bow in the colours of the Ukrainian national flag as she waits with her relatives on a platform for a train
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What is the Future for Skyscrapers After COVID-19?

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Global Insight by Richard G. Smith

In the most globally connected financial capitals, skyscrapers will continue to serve as a key component of the built environment.

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Global Cities

From War to Want in Afghanistan

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Experts Laurel Miller and Andrew Watkins join Deep Dish to unpack Afghanistan’s economic collapse.

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7 in 10 Americans Want To Send More Weapons To Ukraine, Poll Finds

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Defense One
Coauthors

Results from the 2022 Chicago Council Survey show Americans want to keep supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes, despite inflation concerns at home.

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2022 Task Force Report

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Task Force on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
Coauthors

The Council co-authors recommendations to advance the goals of the 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.

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Nico Rueda
Food and Agriculture

The US Should Never Even Have Been in Afghanistan in August 2021

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Afghanistan was indeed a failure of US foreign policy," Paul Poast writes. "But it wasn't a failure of the Biden administration."

Marines keep security as civilians wait for processing during the evacuation of non-combatants at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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The International Security Risks of Mar-a-lago Documents

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Cécile Shea

"It's not just that he walked out of the White House, he took them to Mar-a-Lago where those documents could've been accessed by almost anyone."

Cécile Shea speaks with VOA over Skype. Defense and Security

Who's Winning the Sanctions War?

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Foreign Policy
Bruce Jentleson

The West has inflicted damage on the Russian economy, Bruce Jentleson writes, but Putin has so far contained those costs.

A man looks at the exchange rate at the exchange office in the center of St. Petersburg. February 28, 2022.
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