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Why Does US Diplomacy Require All These ... People?

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

People and process matter in foreign policy. They are essential to effective decision-making and even more to the effective implementation of the decisions that have been made.

National flags outside of the United Nations. Global Politics

Known Origins - What Traceability is and Why it Matters for Your Plate

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Global Food for Thought by Mark Kaplan

Traceability—the ability to identify and trace the history, distribution, location and application of products, parts and materials—ensures the reliability of sustainability claims in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment, and anti-corruption.

A farmer attends a rice field in Indonesia
Simon Fangers
Food and Agriculture

Institutional Change and an Intersectional Approach to Supporting Women in Science

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Global Food for Thought by Katelyn Jones

Ensuring women's access to information, training, and technology can ensure land and resources alike are used more sustainably.

A female farmer plants transplants at a farm in Pennsylvania
Zoe Schaeffer
Women and Girls

Does the United Nations Do Anything Useful?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Catherine Bertini and Thomas G. Weiss join Deep Dish to discuss the future of the United Nations and why the United States should lead its renewal.

Flags outside the United Nations
Mat Reding
Global Politics

Hungry for Equality: Examining the Gender Gap in Food Security

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Global Food for Thought by Julia Whiting

Women and girls make up 60 percent of the world's chronically hungry population and are 10 percent more likely than men to experience food insecurity.

A woman and her daughter arrange branches of khat into small bundles in Somalia.
Reuters
Food and Agriculture

Klaus Schwab on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Globalization, and Equality

Video Series
Wait Just a Minute

Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), takes a minute to answer questions about the fourth industrial revolution and what it means for globalization and equality.

Klaus Schwab
WEF/Pascal Bitz
Global Economy

Former And Current Women Heads Of State Sign Open Letter Pushing For Women's Rights

In the News
WBEZ
Catherine Bertini

In late February, a group of global women leaders signed an open letter, calling for government and private sector leaders to take legal and social action to promote gender inclusion and female empowerment.

A woman attends a rally to mark International Women's Day in Madrid, Friday, March 8, 2019. Women and Girls

New Resources for WPS Scholars and Practitioners

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Global Insight by Katelyn Jones

Once we learned that one of the most often-cited statistics about women is fabricated—scholars and practitioners alike were shocked.

Generations of Kenyan women stand together
Bennett Tobias
Women and Girls

The Global Commitment to Sustainable Development: How Are We Doing?

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Global Insight by Madeleine Nicholson

Since the adoption of the SDGs, governments, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations have restructured their priorities and refined their policies, business models, and supply chains.

A green building with balcony gardens. Global Health

It's Time for Cities to Flex Their Soft Power

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Global Insight by Robert Muggah

Our international affairs are still being determined by nation-states, however, the imbalance between cities and nation-states is no longer acceptable.

View of a busy Tokyo at night time.
Andre Benz
Global Cities