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Reducing SNAP Restrictions to Make Food Preparation Easier for Families

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Global Food for Thought by Samanta Dunford

Food preparation is a common barrier to accessing healthy, nutritious meals for families, making SNAP expansions vital to food security.

A person reaches to grab a green grape from a shelf of fruit in a grocery store.
Reuters
Food and Agriculture

Canada's Place in the Great Resource Game 

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The Globe and Mail
Robert Muggah

"Notwithstanding China’s firm grip on global supply chains of critical minerals and rare earths, Canada can support a more predictable green transition."

Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, China.
Reuters
Climate and the Environment

Why the US Cares about the War in Ukraine

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NPR
Dina Smeltz

Many Americans feel Russia's invasion is morally wrong and nearly three-quarters back increasing US military aid to Ukraine, Dina Smeltz tells NPR.

Giant Ukrainian flag in central park from
Reuters
Public Opinion

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.

A shelf of vegetables is illuminated by fluorescent lighting in a grocery store.
Nico Rueda
Food and Agriculture

The International Security Risks of Mar-a-lago Documents

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VOA
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

What Americans Think about China and Taiwan

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Washington Post
Coauthors

Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura argue that a majority of Americans support backing Taiwan as the U.S. has backed Ukraine, as long as U.S. troops aren’t involved.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi gestures next to Legislative Yuan Vice President Tsai Chi-chang as she leaves the parliament in Taipei, Taiwan on August 3, 2022.
Reuters
Defense and Security

Pelosi's Taiwan Visit Isn't a Deviation from the Status Quo

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CNBC International
Matthew Abbott

Matt Abbott joined CNBC Capital Connection to explain why Speaker Pelosi's Taiwan visit isn’t a deviation from the status quo of U.S. foreign policy.

Matt Abbott speaks on CNBC. US Foreign Policy

Blinken Stresses "True Partnership" on Tour of Africa

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VOA
Elizabeth Shackelford

"There's a little bit of FOMO if we aren't going to be there, that we're afraid of missing out on places that Russia and China are really prioritizing."

Elizabeth Shackleford speaks with VOA over Zoom. US Foreign Policy

Advice for the US in Africa: Stop Lecturing about China and Russia

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Grid Media
Elizabeth Shackelford

Elizabeth Shackleford joins Grid Media to discuss U.S. policy toward Africa, and the balancing act between “not dictating” and effecting change.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand on July 10, 2022.
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Pelosi: Washington Will Not Abandon Taiwan

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Al Hurra
Matthew Abbott

Matt Abbott joins Al Hurra to discuss Speaker Pelosi's visit to Taiwan and how this visit could impact the US-China relationship.

Matt Abbott speaks in an interview on Al Hurra. Defense and Security