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Global Engagement Key Driver of Midwest Prosperity

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Global Insight by John Austin

For the Midwest to thrive in the global economy, it needs to open its doors to the world, not shut it out.

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Global Economy

Are the Sustainable Development Goals for Water and Food Working Against One Another?

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Global Food for Thought by Michael Tiboris

Food, energy, and water form a nexus in which increased access to one resource puts increased pressures on the others.

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Dept. Foreign Affairs
Climate and the Environment

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

Deep Divisions Across the Atlantic

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Global Insight by Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo Daalder discusses the annual Munich Security Conference.

Angela Merkel giving a keynote speech in 2019
Kristof Roomp
Global Politics

What's the Most Likely Outcome for Venezuela?

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#AskIvo

Ivo Daalder makes three encompassing points about the future of Venezuela, in this episode of #AskIvo.

Nicolás Maduro speaking at an event.
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Global Politics

China's Blockbuster Influence in Hollywood

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Movie producer Lynda Obst and Orville Schell of the Asia Society join Deep Dish to examine how China is changing the US box office.

View of the Hollywood sign from above, in Los Angeles, California.
Justin Aikin
Global Politics

Chicago Aims High With Renewable Energy Goals For 2035

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WBEZ
Karen Weigert

Chicago plans on transitioning all of its buildings to 100 percent renewable energy by 2035 and to electrify the CTA bus fleet by 2040.

Lights illuminate the downtown Chicago skyline Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, in Chicago Tech and Science

US troop drawdown in South Korea worth considering

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The Hill
Karl Friedhoff

A primary worry among US and South Korean analysts is that President Trump will offer to reduce the number of US troops in Korea and receive no meaningful concessions from North Korea in return.

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Yes, Chicago should keep trying to woo Amazon

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Chicago Tribune
Richard C. Longworth

Chicago was among the 20 finalists for Amazon's HQ2 last year but lost out three months ago. Now the city may have a second shot.

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Opinion Landscape Not Ideal for New Mideast Peace Plan

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Running Numbers by Dina Smeltz

According to the 2018 Chicago Council Survey , American public support for an "independent Palestinian state" is at its highest level yet, with strongest support among self-described Democrats.

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Shai Pal
Public Opinion