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Who's Winning the US-China Tech War?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Adam Segal explains the battles between China and the US over products like Huawei and TikTok, their role in US foreign policy, and why US allies are choosing sides. 

An image of a wall and phone with "TikTok" written on them.
Reuters
Tech and Science

COVID-19 Shapes Global Public Opinion on Reopening and Reversals

BLOG
Running Numbers by Coauthors

This week, the Chicago Council Survey team updates public opinion on COVID-19 from the United States, Japan, Canada, France, Italy, the UK, Brazil, and Nigeria.

A person gets their temperature checked during the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing
Kian Zhan
Global Health

US-China Tensions Rise, COVID Explodes, UK Bans Huawei 5G

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Ivo Daalder talks with reporters from some of the world's leading media outlets about the South China Sea, COVID-19, Huawei, Poland, and more.

Multiple aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 fly in formation over the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.
Kaila V. Peters
Global Health

Russian Bounties, Hong Kong's New Reality, Travel Bans for Americans

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Journalists from some of the world’s leading media outlets join Council President Ivo Daalder to discuss Russian bounties on US soldiers, what’s next for Hong Kong, and US isolation as travel bans exclude Americans.

A van drives through an urban Hong Kong street
Jet Dela Cruz
Global Health

An Urban Pandemic Becomes an Urban Sprawl Pandemic

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Global Insight by Samuel Kling

Examples around the world make clear that density—whether low or high—is no excuse when it comes to the appalling number of COVID-19 cases facing the United States.

A crowded Times Square at night time
Cem Ersozlu
Global Health

In Protests, Cities Lead as Mayors Take a Back Seat

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Global Insight by Samuel Kling

Samuel Kling examines the governability of urban areas in times of riots and pandemics.

A person carrying a sign saying "I can't breathe" walks through Minneapolis during protests
Josh Hild
Global Cities

The Criminalization of Immigrants in the United States

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Alina Das joins the Council's Brian Hanson to discuss America's history of punishing immigrants.

Immigrants stand behind a fence at a detention centre in the Amygdaleza suburb of western Athens
Reuters
Migration

Trump's Rejection of WHO and Other Global Pacts Leaves America on Its Own

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

President Trump’s announcement that he would terminate U.S. membership in the World Health Organization is but the latest in a long list of decisions he has made to walk away from international institutions and agreements.

U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions as he addresses the daily coronavirus task force briefing in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 15, 2020
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

How Racial Injustice Shapes US Foreign Policy

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Historian Brenda Gayle Plummer joins the Council's Brian Hanson to discuss how the US can learn from our history of racial injustice in order to make future foreign policy decisions.

Black Lives Matter protests in June, 2020.
James Eades
Inclusion and Equity

Talking the Talk – How Cities Shape Migration Narratives on the Global Agenda

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Global Insight by Janina Stürner-Siovitz

Cities use migration-focused narratives not only in an attempt to influence global discussions, but also to achieve concrete outcomes for transforming local realities.

Skyline of Paris on a sunny day
Rob Potvin
Global Cities