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Year in Review 2020

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The Gendered Dynamics of Gun Violence in Chicago

In the News
Women in International Security
Coauthors

Examining the gendered dynamics of conflict helps us better understand increasing rates of violence and ways to mitigate it in Chicago.

Women in Chicago protest gun violence
REUTERS
Women and Girls

Secure US Supply Chains With Allies, and Move Out of China

In the News
Barron's
Coauthors

The Biden Administration should focus on "ally-shoring" to rebuild supply chains and box out actors like China and Russia.

shipping containers stacked together Global Economy

Farmers Facing a New Kind of Crisis: How COVID-19 Has Broken Agricultural Value Chains

BLOG
Global Food for Thought by Nupur Parikh

The pandemic's impact on agriculture will be significant and long-lasting.

a farmer farms using tools in Indonesia
Defika Hendri
Food and Agriculture

The Polarization of Absentee Ballots

BLOG
Running Numbers by Giulia Shaughnessy

Over half of Americans are in favor of permanently changing laws to allow everyone to vote by mail, but there are partisan divides between Republicans and Democrats.

absentee ballot from the United States
Tiffany Teripes
Global Politics

The Arab World Reacts to The Abraham Accords

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Running Numbers by Renee Perper

The Abraham Accords didn't provoke a reaction among many Arab states. Why?

Israeli flag with landscape in the background
Cole Keister
Defense and Security

While US Plays Blame Game in Coronavirus Crisis, China Shows Leadership

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Ignoring its responsibility for starting the pandemic, Beijing has trumpeted its response as a model for others to follow.

Covid-19 cases in China.
KOBU Agency
Global Health

Roger Thurow Talks Global Food Insecurity Amid American Abundance

In the News
Food Talk by Food Tank
Roger Thurow

Roger Thurow joins the Food Talk podcast to talk about the breakdown of the US’s food chain and why global food security persists amid an abundance of food in the U.S.

Empty grocery store shelves during Coronavirus pandemic.
Wesley Tingey
Food and Agriculture

How Americans View the U.S. Role in the World, With Ivo Daalder

In the News
Defense One
Ivo H. Daalder

This episode of Defense One, Ivo Daalder takes a look at America’s changing place in a rapidly-changing world. Are Americans ready, willing, and able to be the global security leaders of this century?

Statue of Liberty National Monument, New York, United States
Luke Stackpoole
US Foreign Policy

World Review: Iran, EU Budget, Pompeo in Israel

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Journalists Karen DeYoung, Matt Kaminski, and Gideon Rachman joined Council President Ivo H. Daalder to discuss this week's emerging global stories.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deliver statements to the press
US Dept. of State
Global Health