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How Cities Can Go Slow to Achieve Real Change

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Global Insight by Coauthors

Nonresident Fellow Sascha Haselmayer discusses his new book, which synthesizes the lessons he learned from his work with cities, governments, and NGOs.

City under construction
Nicolas J. Leclercq
Global Cities

Where in the World are US Military Deployed?

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Global Insight by Hope O'Dell

In 2022, there were about 170,000 troops stationed outside of the U.S. and its territories, according to the Department of Defense. As of June 2023, there were over 30,000 troops stationed in the Middle East alone, before America expanded its military presence following Hamas' attack on Israel in October. 

An illustrated collage of Earth
Elizabeth Sokolich
Defense and Security

German Public Opinion Shifts After Hamas Attack, New Polling Shows

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Global Insight by Coauthors

Germans used to think Israel was more responsible for the conflict in the Middle East. Now they are more likely to blame Palestinians.

Silhouettes of three people against a gray sky with the German flag in the foreground
Michael Sohn / AP
Defense and Security

What To Do When You Don't Know What To Say — About Gaza, the Israel-Hamas War, or Anything Else

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Global Insight by Christina Colón

An interview with Mónica Guzmán, author of “I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times.”

Collage of digital comments and a person on a phone
Illustration by Elizabeth Sokolich
Culture

How Much Financial Assistance has the US Given Israel?

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Global Insight by Hope O'Dell

The U.S. and Israel have what has historically been called a “special relationship,” and the U.S. has given more money to Israel than any other country since 1946.

President Joe Biden is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Evan Vucci / AP
Defense and Security

How much Financial Assistance has the US Given the Palestinian Territories?

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Global Insight by Hope O'Dell

The U.S. is among the top donors to a United Nations agency that runs Palestinian refugee camps.  

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, left, and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat shake hands
Ron Edmonds / AP
Defense and Security

What's Inside the Aid Convoy Trying to Get Lifesaving Supplies Into Gaza?

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Global Insight by Christina Colón

President Biden announced while in Israel this week that Egypt has agreed to allow 20 trucks filled with humanitarian aid to enter into the Gaza Strip.

Humanitarian aid convoy for the Gaza Strip is parked in Arish, Egypt
Omar Aziz / AP
Human Rights

The Cost of Shein and Temu's Low Prices

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Global Insight by Hope O'Dell

A June congressional report revealed the two companies are taking advantage of a U.S. shipping provision that allows them to avoid paying tariffs on orders and to “circumvent” a U.S. law that aims to protect Uyghurs in China from being forced to produce cotton products.

An illustrated collage of a Shein package and a Temu package
Elizabeth Sokolich
Culture

A Journalism Expert on the Language of war and How to Get Trustworthy News

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Global Insight by Laura Adamczyk

Interview with Aly Colón about language, how readers can get the most balanced coverage of a crisis like the Hamas-Israel war, and what 'objectivity' means.

Keren, mother of Mia Schem and representatives of the families of the abducted and missing persons held by Hamas militants in Gaza hold a press conference following the release of a video by Hamas, in which the 21-year-old Israeli woman is seen.
Ohad Zwigenberg / AP
Defense and Security

Despite Early Support, Australians Voted 'No' to First Nations' Voice in Constitution

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Global Insight by Abby Vela

On Oct. 14, Australia held a nationwide referendum on whether to amend the constitution to include the Voice, an advisory board made up of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Aboriginal man Josh Sly of the Muggera Dancers prepares a fire for a smoking ceremony at the start of an Invasion Day rally in Sydney
Rick Rycroft / AP
Inclusion and Equity