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Working Together to Tackle Food Insecurity in Tanzania and Ghana

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Global Food for Thought by Coauthors

Through selective breeding of African indigenous chickens to improve small scale poultry production, we can tackle food insecurity in Tanzania and Ghana.

Team members at Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Genomics to Improve Poultry
UC Davis
Food and Agriculture

Who Stands to Gain from the Abraham Accords?

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Running Numbers by Charlie Rahr

Israelis and Palestinians sharply disagree over the benefits of Israel's agreement with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

The first direct El-Al flight to the United Arab Emirates departs Ben Gurion Airport, August 31, 2020.
Matt Stern
Public Opinion

World Review: US-China Tech Decoupling, UNGA, Iran Sanctions

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Nirmal Ghosh, Carla Anne Robbins, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the United Nations, Iran, US-China relations, and Taiwan.

President Trump speaking at the United Nations General Assembly
The White House
US Foreign Policy

Belarus, US Pushes Iran Sanctions, Turkey vs. Greece

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Journalists from some of the world’s leading media outlets join Council President Ivo Daalder to discuss Belarus, Iran, and Turkey-Greece relations.

A map of COVID-19 cases across Europe Global Health

Can Lebanon Overcome Corruption and Crisis?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Maha Yahya and Emile Hokayem describe political corruption and financial crisis in Lebanon and how a system built on sectarian politics could be rebuilt.

Image of the explosion in Lebanon.
Reuters
Global Cities

Israel-UAE Peace Agreement, US Election Interference, Belarus

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Ivo Daalder talked with leading global media reporters about the peace agreement between Israel and UAE, the 2020 election, Belarus, and why Turkey is a problem for NATO.

People holding flags gather to protest elections in Belarus
Jana Shnipelson
Global Politics

Annexation and Beyond, Israel's Evolving Foreign Policy

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Jonathan Schachter and Tamara Cofman Wittes examine how Israel's foreign policy has changed and how its relationships will shape the future.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz wearing masks.
Reuters
Defense and Security

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

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

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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

By Mobilizing to Fight Coronavirus, the IRGC Is Marginalizing the Government

In the News
The Washington Institute
Saeid Golkar

From establishing new provincial headquarters to deploying hundreds of thousands of troops and militia personnel on emergency duty, the Guards are seemingly using the crisis as an opportunity to expand their power at the local level.

The microscopic view of the virus which causes Coronavirus disease.
NIAID
Global Health