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Pandemics Are Also an Urban Planning Problem

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Bloomberg CityLab
Ian Klaus

Will COVID-19 change how cities are designed? Michele Acuto of the Connected Cities Lab talks about density, urbanization and pandemic preparation.

Cleaning workers disinfect the streets and public places of the Itaewon Multicultural District in Seoul, South Korea on May 12, 2020.
Reuters
Global Health

Mona Eltahawy on Feminism, Ambition, and Women's Rights

Video Series
Wait Just a Minute

In this episode of Wait Just a Minute, journalist and activist Mona Eltahawy takes a minute to examine feminism, ambition, the state of women’s rights in the Middle East.

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Can 50 Years of Minimizing Nuclear Proliferation Continue?

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New York Times
Ivo H. Daalder

The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty has mostly succeeded in keeping more countries out of the nuclear club. But as U.S. alliances fray, its future success is not assured.

An image of an atomic bomb test of the coast of the Marshall Islands
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Defense and Security

Hard Truths about the US Role in Yemen's War

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Former National Security Council director for Yemen Daniel Schneiderman joins Deep Dish to explain the US role in the conflict in Yemen.

Houthi troops ride on the back of a police patrol truck after participating in a Houthi gathering in Sanaa, Yemen
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Food Safety Research is Foundational to Food Security

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Global Food for Thought by Coauthors

In this blog post from our "Field Notes" series, the authors underscore the point that foods can be nutritious, sufficient, and available—but if those foods are unsafe, there is no food security.

A scientist working in a food and environmental testing laboratory
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Food and Agriculture

Reducing Post-Harvest Losses in Nigeria's Aquaculture Sector Contributes to Sustainable Development

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Global Food for Thought by Coauthors

This blog post from our "Field Notes" series explains that although Nigeria is a major global economic hub, many obstacles—like food insecurity, overfishing, deforestation, biodiversity loss, and economic inequality—stand in its way of success.

An aerial view of Lagos, Nigeria at sunset
Namnso Ukpanah
Food and Agriculture

Coronavirus yet to Dent South Korea's Moon Jae-in in the Polls Power

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Global Insight by Karl Friedhoff

President Moon’s approval ratings have declined from 45 percent last week to 42 percent this week according to a Gallup Korea survey conducted from February 25-27.

President Moon Jae-in speaks during a press conference.
Jeon Han
Public Opinion

Are the US and Europe Destined for Splitsville?

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

The alliance between the United States and Europe is broken. That much became clear over three days of intensive discussions in Munich in February 2020.

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President Trump at Davos
US Foreign Policy

From ISIS to Assad, the Trump Administration's Plan in Syria

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Levant Affairs and Special Envoy for Syria Joel Rayburn joins Deep Dish to explain the Trump administration's plan in war-torn Syria.

A convoy of U.S military vehicles moves in the village of Khirbet Amo, near Qamishli, Syria
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Defense and Security

Arye Carmon on Israel's Elections

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Wait Just a Minute

Arye Carmon, founding president of the Israel Democracy Institute, takes a minute to explain why Israel is holding elections for the third time in a year.

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