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Food Security Depends on Water Security—and We Need to Act Now

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Global Food for Thought by Mark W. Rosegrant

Better water management is crucial to global food and nutrition security.

Rice fields in Indonesia
Sebastian Pena Lambarri
Food and Agriculture

How Racial Injustice Shapes US Foreign Policy

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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

Local Narratives on Migrant Integration: Cities' Strategies Could Gain Momentum after COVID

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Global Insight by Anna Piccinni

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light an opportunity for moving societies towards inclusion and social cohesion, rather than xenophobia.

A medical tent at a migrant camp in Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reuters
Global Health

US Protests, the G7's Future, US-China

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Karen DeYoung of The Washington Post, Matt Kaminski of POLITICO, and Philip Stephens of the Financial Times joined Council President Ivo Daalder to share their perspectives on global news.

People wearing face masks march during protests; a sign in the foreground reads, 'No Justice No Peace'
Julian Wan
Inclusion and Equity

George Floyd Protests and Public Opinion

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

​Recent surveys show that a majority of Americans sympathize with the protests occurring across the country since the death of George Floyd.

Protestors hold signs during a demonstration after the death of George Floyd.
Joel Marklund
Inclusion and Equity

China and US Battle over Hong Kong's Future

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Jamil Anderlini and Ambassador Kurt Tong join Deep Dish to examine what China's new national security law in Hong Kong means for the US-China rivalry.

View of Hong Kong's skyline at sunset
Ryan McManimie
Global Politics

As Countries Reopen, Publics Concerned About Possible Second Wave

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

An update on global public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic reviews survey results from countries in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Map of coronavirus cases in the US
Brian McGowan
Global Health

Hong Kong, EU Recovery Funding, and Libya

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Carol Giacomo of the New York Times, Stefan Kornelius of Süddeutsche Zeitung, and Edward Luce of the Financial Times joined Council President Ivo Daalder to analyze global news.

A large crowd of people celebrate New Year's Eve 2020 in Hong Kong, with 'free HK' neon letters in the foreground.
Studio Incendo
Global Politics

A Water Mold Helped Kill a Million People, Then Changed Science Forever

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Global Food for Thought by Mike Kelleher

A special guest commentary piece explaining the historic breakthrough for a durable and safe solution for late-blight potato disease.

Baskets of potatoes
Eric Prouzet
Food and Agriculture