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Who Failed in the Coronavirus Response? A Look at the Timeline

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

There is little doubt that the WHO was slow in responding to the danger represented by the emergence of a potentially new virus in China and that it was too willing to accept Beijing’s statements of what was happening. It should have known better.

President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, delivers remarks at a coronavirus update briefing Monday, March 16, 2020,
The White House
Global Politics

Special Edition: COVID-19 Lessons from New Zealand

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Axios' Rebecca Falconer joins this special edition of Deep Dish to explain New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s COVID-19 response and how the government’s actions might influence the upcoming general election in September.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
Reuters
Global Health

Global Public Opinion Shows Support for COVID-19 Prevention Policies

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

The Chicago Council Survey team examines global public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic in United States, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia.

A box of surgical masks
Mika Baumeister
Global Health

COVID-19 and the Protein Industry: Is it Time to Promote the Adoption of "Alt-meat"?

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Global Food for Thought by Margaret Hegwood

This post, from our Next Generation series, explains the uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic, and why some activists urge more investment into meat alternatives.

Sign for the Impossible Burger at a Pittsburgh restaurant
Tony Webster
Food and Agriculture

WHO Funding Cut, OPEC+ Deal, US vs China

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Steven Erlanger of the New York Times, Financial Times' Edward Luce, and CUNY's Carla Anne Robbins joined Council President Ivo Daalder to share their perspectives on emerging global stories.

A train carrying many cars of oil containers
Russ Allison Loar
Global Health

America's Oxymoron

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Global Food for Thought by Roger Thurow

The coronavirus exposed America’s secret of hunger amid abundance. How can residents of the world’s richest country be hungry?

People queue to pick up fresh food at a Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues
Reuters
Food and Agriculture

COVID-19 Lessons from Japan

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Nikkei's Kiyoshi Ando joins Deep Dish to explain why Japan appeared to be a COVID-19 miracle success story but is now seeing a spike in infections.

A passer-by disinfects their hands at a festival in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
Yomiuri
Global Health

Will the Biggest Oil Deal in History Work

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Charlotte Howard joins Deep Dish to explain the implications of the latest OPEC+ agreement and how it could affect the future of oil in the United States and beyond.

A pump jack in an oil field. Tech and Science

Seven Reasons to Feel Hopeful About the Food System in the Midst of the Pandemic 

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Global Food for Thought by Alesha Miller

Alesha Miller shares what hopeful news is emerging in America during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A fruit stand in Pike Place Market Global Health

A Plea for Multilateralism From the Windy City

In the News
PassBlue
Thomas G. Weiss

This essay is part of a series of people working in international affairs relating their experiences during the pandemic from across the globe.

View of Chicago from Willis Tower
Andrew Horne
Global Cities