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No, We're Not at 'War.' the Dangers of How We Talk About the COVID-19 Pandemic.

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

The language of war can be used to bring a nation together in common cause—but when it comes to dealing with a pandemic, all these efforts are necessary.

Man laying in hospital bed
Mufid Majnun
Global Health

Publics Remain Supportive of Policies to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

An update on global public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic reviews survey results from countries in North America, Europe, and the Middle East.

Map of coronavirus cases in the US
Brian McGowan
Global Health

​Innovating in a Crisis: How the World Food Programme is Adapting to COVID-19 and Why You Should Care

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Global Food for Thought by Bernhard Kowatsch

With global and local markets disrupted by COVID-19, it is vital that the World Food Programme maintain its food assistance programmes, which offer a lifeline to 87 million vulnerable people around the world.

The World Food Programme delivers food
UN Photo
Food and Agriculture

Vulnerable, Vilified, and Essential: Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum-Seekers during COVID-19

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Global Insight by John Slocum

How did President Donald Trump's 2020 suspension of the issuance of green cards for people outside of the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic affect immigrants?

Mexican immigrants walk across a bridge at the US border after being deported during the COVID-19 pandemic
REUTERS
Global Health

How Life in Our Cities Will Look After the Coronavirus Pandemic

In the News
Foreign Policy
Robert Muggah

The pandemic is transforming urban life. We asked 12 leading global experts in urban planning, policy, history, and health for their predictions.

An empty cafe in Paris in the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
David Mapletoft
Global Health

US-Iran Tensions Escalate Amid COVID-19

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Brookings' Suzanne Maloney and the German Marshall Fund's Ariane Tabatabai join Deep Dish to examine tensions between the United States and Iran and the future of the US-Iran standoff.

Iranian ships harass US Navy
Reuters
Global Health

Publics Prioritize Disease Control Efforts Over Economic Re-opening

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

An update on global public opinion on COVID-19 reviews survey results from countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Gulf States.

People in masks sit on a subway train
Shawn Ang
Global Health

Changing the Rules of International Relations - Paul Poast on COVID-19

In the News
University of Chicago
Paul Poast

Paul Poast discusses how COVID-19 will change the global economy, US-China relations and the World Health Organization.

Paul Poast speaks about COVID-19. Global Health

How the Council is Responding to the Shutdown  

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Global Insight by Iain Whitaker

On March 12, the offices and conference center at the Council closed, and all in-person events were cancelled, for an indefinite period.

Conference center at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Global Health

Israel's New Government, Afghanistan Peace Process, US-Iran Confrontations

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Steve Chapman of the Chicago Tribune, Carol Giacomo of The New York Times, and Gideon Rachman of the Financial Times joined Council President Ivo Daalder analyze the week's global news.

Benjamin Netanyahu and Mike Pence shake hands
Matty Stern
Global Health