The value of Nato goes beyond defence spending

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Financial Times
Ivo H. Daalder

The heart of the alliance lies in the commitment of each member to defend the others.

Soldiers wearing berets stand in a line
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Geopolitics

North Korean Missile Test, Military Exercises Have Region on Edge

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WTTW
Karl Friedhoff

With tensions high on the Korean Peninsula some fear a misstep or miscalculation by either the United States or North Korea could lead to armed conflict – potentially one that could even go nuclear.

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Iran's election: It's not about moderates or hardliners

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Aljazeera
Saeid Golkar

Presidential election is going to determine whether the rationalisation and normalisation of Iran is going to continue.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani registers to run for a second four-year term in the May election, in Tehran, Iran Global Politics

The Invisible Network That Makes Cities Work

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CityLab
Ian Klaus

Despite fears of declining social capital and lack of faith in civic institutions, the "new trust economy" is thriving in urban areas.

A Londoner labors alone in a tech hub. Technology may appear to be isolating citizens, but Ian Klaus argues that urbanites are increasingly enmeshed in complex trust networks.
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Global Cities

Global Affairs Take Center Stage as Trump Welcomes Chinese President

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WTTW
Cécile Shea

The new administration has its hands full when it comes to foreign affairs.

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The Midwest's impossible stance: Stagnant, yet conflicted on immigration

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Crain's Chicago Business
Coauthors

Chicago's bold ambition to prop up its population by becoming "the most immigrant-friendly city in the world" also offers a pathway to revitalize metros across the region.

Protesters demonstrating against President Trump's executive order on immigration and refugees on Jan. 28. Migration

Latin America's Murder Epidemic

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Foreign Affairs
Robert Muggah

How to Stop the Killing

Bullet holes scar the walls of the town hall of San Cristobal de las Barrancas, near Guadalajara, Mexico, May 2012.
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Global Politics

For Cities of the Future, Three Paths to Power

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CityLab
Ian Klaus

In an era of geopolitical turbulence, urban leaders will have to demand representation at international institutions—or take more radical action.

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The White House's troubling deconstruction of diplomacy

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Financial Times
Ivo H. Daalder

The ability of Tillerson’s state department to engage with the world is under attack.

Rex Tillerson US Foreign Policy

Trump's Russia Policy Sends Mixed Messages as Investigations Mount

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WTTW
Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO and the current president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, says our allies in Europe are watching events unfold with “deep concern and great worry.”

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