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Fighting Fake News in the COVID-19 Era: Policy Insights from an Equilibrium Model

In the News
Springer Nature
Kris Hartley

Like many policy challenges, the COVID-19 crisis is exposing deep-seated political and epistemological divisions, fueled in part contestation over scientific evidence and ideological tribalism stoked in online communities.

A person scrolls through social media on a laptop and a mobile phone. Global Health

With High-tech Farming, We Can Usher in a Rural Renaissance

In the News
The Chicago Tribune
John Austin

After the coronavirus pandemic has upended so much, we’re now reworking our supply chains for national food security and elevating agriculture back to a noble profession.

A farmer rides a tractor through a crop while harvesting Food and Agriculture

Global Public Opinion Shows Some Return to Normal Despite COVID-19 Rise

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

The Chicago Council Survey team provides updates on public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic from the US, Japan, South Korea, France, and the UK.

People wearing medical face masks at a train station in Japan
Zhipeng Ya
Global Health

Urban, Suburban, and Rural Americans Agree on Key Issues Ahead of 2020 Election

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Running Numbers by Brendan Helm

Data from the 2019 Chicago Council Survey revealed that certain issues which once divided those living in cities, suburbs, or the country have become sources of agreement

Voters in Des Moines precincts 44, 58 and 59 cast their ballots at Callanan Middle School.
Phil Roeder
Public Opinion

Belarus, US Pushes Iran Sanctions, Turkey vs. Greece

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Journalists from some of the world’s leading media outlets join Council President Ivo Daalder to discuss Belarus, Iran, and Turkey-Greece relations.

A map of COVID-19 cases across Europe Global Health

Israel-UAE Peace Agreement, US Election Interference, Belarus

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Ivo Daalder talked with leading global media reporters about the peace agreement between Israel and UAE, the 2020 election, Belarus, and why Turkey is a problem for NATO.

People holding flags gather to protest elections in Belarus
Jana Shnipelson
Global Politics

What do Americans think of QAnon?

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Running Numbers by Charlie Rahr

Using social media traffic as a way to gauge interest, it is estimated that hundreds of thousands subscribe to any one of the countless theories propagated under QAnon.

A Qanon supporter marches in route to the Supreme Court during the Million Maga March protest regarding election results on November 14, 2020 in Washington D.C
REUTERS
Global Politics

Column: Brent Scowcroft, the model national security adviser

In the News
The Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Few people have had a greater impact on U.S. national security affairs over the last 40 years than Brent Scowcroft, who died last week at age 95.

President George H. W. Bush receives his morning briefing from national security adviser Brent Scowcroft while on vacation in Kennebunkport, Maine. Defense and Security

We Can't Afford to Sideline these Essential Workers Now

In the News
Crain's Chicago Business
Sara McElmurry

As we look at ways to fight the virus and rebuild the region, championing the skills of immigrants is key to our recovery.

A sign for European Passport Control Global Health

Nuclear Threats 75 Years After Hiroshima

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Former deputy secretary of energy Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall and Stanford University’s Scott Sagan examine nuclear weapons today and what Americans can do as arms control regimes falter.

Left: Mushroom cloud over Hiroshima; Right: Atomic Cloud Rises Over Nagasaki US Foreign Policy