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Empowering Youth through Entrepreneurship: Africa to Chicago

RESEARCH
Working Paper by Nicole Robinson

This paper offers actions businesses, governments, foundations, and community organizations can explore to ramp up ecosystems for future youth entrepreneurs.

 A group of youth attend a training on welding at the technical school in Mellit, North Darfur.
Albert Gonzalez Farran
Culture

Energy Innovation and Success of Global Cities in a Carbon-Constrained World

RESEARCH
Report by Robert Taylor

This report outlines two recommendations for how cities can address climate change overall and ultimately succeed in a lower-carbon world.

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Marcin Jozwiak
Climate and the Environment

Opportunity Lost: The Economic Benefit of Retaining Foreign-Born Students in Local Economies

RESEARCH
Report by Coauthors

This report examines the long-term effects of keeping foreign-born students in local workforces—particularly to critical STEM and innovation fields—in driving US global competitiveness.

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Charles DeLoye
Migration

When Hunger Strikes: How Food Security Abroad Matters for National Security at Home

RESEARCH
Policy Brief by Cullen S. Hendrix

Efforts geared toward smallholder farmers have become more efficient and effective over the past several decades in helping to bringing millions out of poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and growing economies around the globe.

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Midwest Diagnosis: Immigration Reform and the Healthcare Sector

RESEARCH
Policy Brief by Nicole Fisher

The recommended policy changes would not only address issues in the Midwest, but would help ensure an improvement in healthcare across the country.

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Camilo Jimenez
Migration

Small Farmers, Big Retailers: Are New Sourcing Strategies a Path to Inclusion?

RESEARCH
Report by Hope C. Michelson

As retail-led agricultural marketing systems in emerging economies continue to develop, governments, NGOs, and companies can benefit from each other's experiences and examples to date.

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Slight Rise in US Public Concerns about Climate

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

In 2015, for the first time in Chicago Council Survey history, a majority of Democrats say that climate change requires immediate action and are three times more likely than Republicans to say climate change is a critical threat.

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NASA
Public Opinion

American Anxiety over Middle East Buffets Public Support for US Presence in the Region

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

The Middle East remains the focus of what Americans perceive as the leading threats to US security, including international terrorism, the rise of violent Islamic extremist groups in Iraq and Syria, and the possibility of a major terrorist attack in the US.

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Cole Keister
Public Opinion

Public Opinion in the US, Japan, South Korea, and China

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Survey data show the American public believes relations with each of the countries are important. However, there is a variance in the opinion that shows larger issues affecting the trilateral relationship.

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Subhash Nusetti
Public Opinion

Americans Positive on South Korea and Support to Defend It at All-time High

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Should reunification of North and South Korea eventually take place, Americans favor maintaining the alliance but are split on keeping US forces on the Korean Peninsula.

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