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Where "Pure Independents" Stand on US Foreign Policy

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Independents who lean toward neither party could play a decisive role in the 2024 presidential election.

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Patrick Semansky / AP
Public Opinion

Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza Worsens as Israel-Hamas War Continues

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Al Arabi
Cécile Shea

Cécile Shea joins Al Arabi to discuss the ongoing challenges getting aid into Gaza.

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Washington's 'China Consensus' Masks a Deeper Debate

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Paul Poast unpacks various arguments about whether China's rise poses an actual threat to the United States.

President Joe Biden Meets with China's President President Xi Jinping
Doug Mills / AP
US Foreign Policy

Ukraine Peace Plans, Putin's North Korea Visit, Trump's Foreign Policy

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Steven Erlanger, Ken Moriyasu, and Nahal Toosi join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hosting Ukraine's Peace Summit
Laurent Cipriani / AP
Global Politics

Will O'Hare's revamp boost Chicago's global profile?

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ChicagoGlobal by Jack Benjamin

O'Hare International Airport is starting a renovation to build a world-class "Global Terminal." Can it help the city compete with international air travel hubs?

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David Syphers
Global Cities

Turning Cyprus from a Problem into a Solution

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

The island offers a platform for political, economic, humanitarian and military reach at Europe’s intersection with the Middle East, Ivo Daalder writes.

an aid ship at a port in Cyprus
Petros Karadjias / AP
Global Politics

EU Elections, G7 Summit, Gaza Ceasefire

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Karen DeYoung, Matt Kaminski, and Stefan Kornelius join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

European Parliament Elections
Vadim Ghirda / AP
Global Politics

The G7 Could Be in Its Death Throes—again

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Paul Poast evaluates the future of the grouping as it holds its 50th meeting.

G7 leaders meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
Alex Brandon / AP
Global Politics

Five Chicago landmarks that tell the story of the American Century

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ChicagoGlobal by AJ Caughey

Ride along with University of Chicago professor Paul Poast as he walks us through the Chicago sites that shaped global affairs.

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AJ Caughey
Culture

The role of 'the Southland' in Chicago's global future

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ChicagoGlobal by H. Lee Murphy

Longtime chief booster of the South suburbs Jim Garrett reflects on how that swath of metro area fits into Chicago's profile on the global stage.

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Crain's
Global Cities