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Reuters
What Has the United States Sent to Ukraine so Far? | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Roughly $24 billion in military aid has been authorized for Ukraine since August—dwarfing total US assistance to the country in all previous years.
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David Everett Strickler
Grandstanding in the Situation Room | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The White House Situation Room has entertained grandstanding that betrays the seriousness of the "Sit Room" and its national security function.
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iStock
Memo on an "Economic Article 5" to Counter Authoritarian Coercion | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The world's democracies need a way to fight back against coercive economic actions by authoritarian governments, argue Ivo Daalder and Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
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REUTERS
Closing Investment Gaps in African Aquatic Foods | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Aquatic food systems in Africa face many challenges and chronic underinvestment. WorldFish is trying to change that with the Fish for Africa Innovation Hub.
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Karen Green
Paths to New Prosperity in Industrial Regions of the West | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Local strategies can revive economies, nurture hope, and diminish the appeal of antidemocratic populism in struggling industrial regions.
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Food and Agriculture
A Gender-Responsive Approach to Natural Resources | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Sustainable biodiversity and ecosystems outcomes require transformative shifts in gender norms.
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Food and Agriculture
The Looming Global Obesity Threat | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This paper seeks to raise awareness of the growing global obesity epidemic and the need to address the economic, security, and humanitarian threats it poses.
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Reuters
Illinois Continues to Lead in Immigrant Inclusion Policies | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Rob Paral discusses the state of Illinois and Greater Chicago area leading by example on immigrant inclusion and legal policies.
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Global Cities
Transatlantic Learning Exchange: Economic Renewal and Democracy | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
John Austin shares insights from a transatlantic convening that explores the political repercussions of economic inequality and extremist ideology.
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AP Photos
How the G7 Plans to Counter Economic Coercion by China | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
An announcement made following the G7 Hiroshima Summit brings the group one step closer to a proposed “Economic Article 5.”
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Julio Cortez / AP
When digital nomads come to (Chi)town | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
From Medellín to Chicago, digital nomads are on the rise, contributing significantly to the global economy. But locals worry these visitors are pricing them out.
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Hadynyah
Youth for Growth: Transforming Economies through Agriculture | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This Chicago Council on Global Affairs report show the rising youth population could be a demographic challenge for food-insecure nations, if not managed properly.
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Chris Favero
FDI: Globalizing Chicago's Economic Development Plans | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The report highlights Chicago’s strengths, analyzes global city strategies, and offers recommendations the region can take to increase foreign investment.
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NASA
We Can't Shoot for the Moon without Space Technology | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Federal investment in space technology is crucial to help farmers fight climate change—this generation's moonshot.
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Inclusion and Equity
Building an Inclusive National Security Workforce | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Council and Girl Security partnered to engage the next generation of women in national security.
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Food and Agriculture
Global Food Security by the Numbers | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Agricultural development and other food security efforts make the food supply more reliable and affordable, which hedges against civil strife.
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Reuters
Five Things to Know about the US Midwest in 2020 | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Midwest possesses huge political and economic power in the United States. Richard C. Longworth explains the five things to know about the Midwest in 2020.
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AP Photos/Andrew Selsky
Closing the Gap: Solving Food Waste to End Hunger in America | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The 2023 Farm Bill presents a watershed moment in solving food loss and waste in the United States.
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Food and Agriculture
Global Food Security Symposium Highlights Innovation | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Council's first digital Global Food Security Symposium explored the challenges facing agriculture and the innovations, approaches, and solutions needed to build a more equitable and sustainable food system.
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Global Cities
Emergent Tokyo: Almazán, McReynolds, and Saito on Organic Urban Growth | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Global Cities Book Award Finalist "Emergent Tokyo" examines how the city balances massive growth and local communal life and can be a model for other cities.
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Reuters
The 1998 Border Conflict behind Ethiopia's Civil War | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
A decades-old rivalry between Eritrea and the TPLF risks derailing Ethiopia’s peace deal.
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Food and Agriculture
Agricultural Innovation: The United States in a Changing Global Reality | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This report examines implications of increasingly influential roles of global business, agricultural research, and the limited national research capacity of developing countries.
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Shafkat Anowar/AP
Five features that define Chicago's role in global trade | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Illinois and its largest city play crucial parts in the worldwide trade landscape. To understand what those parts entail, we spoke to World Business Chicago.
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Edwin Remsberg & USDA-SARE
Encouraging Farmer Adoption of Regenerative Agriculture Practices in the United States | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Regenerative agriculture can help our food and agricultural systems become more resilient.
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Hardik Joshi
Cities on Their Own | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Distinguished Fellow Richard Longworth examines two books that highlight the role of cities in global affairs, and how Midwest cities may leverage global partnerships.
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Courtesy Deer Path Inn
Chicago businesses embrace British tea traditions | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Amid a Brit-centric TV landscape and declining alcohol consumption, more and more Americans are embracing afternoon tea. Here’s where to enjoy it in Chicago.
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United Nations
Critical Rulings on International Criminal Justice | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This paper describes the central issues in three upcoming atrocity crime decisions and the implications for the evolution of international criminal justice.
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Envato
What's the value of an international education in Chicago? | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Across the city, schools that use curricula from foreign countries give a unique edge to K-12 students seeking a globally diverse education.
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Olia Gozha
2023 Farm Bill: Enhancing Agricultural Safety Nets | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The 2023 Farm Bill will be a significant legislative hurdle that will require input, coordination, and buy-in from all sectors and actors within the domestic food system.
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Robin Worrall
Municipal Activism: How Cities Stand Up for LGBTQ+ Rights | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Around the world, cities continue to protect the basic human rights of vulnerable populations in the face of fierce opposition from national governments.
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Climate and the Environment
Renewing International Extension to Equip Farmers for a Changing Climate | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The climate crisis necessitates a new extension agenda that prioritizes farmer needs and preferences, and promotes climate resilience and adaptation. US policy should reflect this new extension agenda to ensure farmers have the tools to succeed in
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Defense and Security
Consequences of Success on the Korean Peninsula | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Recent polling on South Korea's Moon Jae-in may be less encouraging than it seems.
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Kristof Roomp
Deep Divisions Across the Atlantic | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Ivo Daalder discusses the annual Munich Security Conference.
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Julio Lopez
Chicago's wide world of international literature | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Thanks to a passionate group of independent presses, bookstores, and translators, the city’s foreign lit scene is thriving.
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Ozzie Stern
Urban Resiliency and Chronic Violence | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This report looks at chronic violence and community resilience in the US and around the world and makes policy recommendations for addressing chronic violence in urban areas.
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Global Economy
100 Top Economies: Urban Influence and the Position of Cities in an Evolving World Order] | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Analysis from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs of the world’s largest economic entities reveals the economic influence of cities.
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Global Cities
Reversing Urban Apartheid: Lessons from Lawrence T. Brown's The Black Butterfly | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Pattis Family Foundation Global Cities Book Award finalist, The Black Butterfly, uses the city of Baltimore to examine the policies, practices, and historical trauma that created hyper-segregation in today’s cities.
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Reuters
Hemispheric Migration: Transnational Challenges Require Transnational Solutions | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The movement of Venezuelans across the Western Hemisphere highlights the need for regional coordination.
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Food and Agriculture
Food Security Recovery is More Affordable than You Think | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
With investment from governments, philanthropists, and the private sector, the world can halt the spread of pandemic-induced food insecurity.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP
Chicago's foreign consulates prepare for the DNC | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
It's not only Americans who go to the RNC and DNC. Here, two consulates tell us what motivates them to attend these surprisingly global events.
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US Navy
US, Japan, and South Korea Coordination Key to Competing in Southeast Asia | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
In picking fronts that offer the paths of least resistance, trilateral cooperation will maximize the presence of all three countries in ASEAN, maintaining balance in the region and making collective progress toward economic and development goals.
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AP Photos
Green with envy? Chicago's sustainable architecture scene | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Chicago is known the world over for its bold and unique architecture. After all, it’s the birthplace of the skyscraper. But how does the city compare globally when it comes to sustainable architecture?
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Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics
Michael H. Moskow on 'American Hero' Paul Volcker | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Council's Michael H. Moskow shares his insights on why Paul A. Volcker was critical in breaking the back of inflation in the 1970s and 1980s.
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REUTERS
Preventing Nuclear Proliferation and Reassuring America's Allies | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The United States will have to take the lead in rebuilding trust and confidence in its security commitments—including the nuclear guarantee.
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James Balensiefen
Alliance of Democracies - from America First to American Led | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Can an administration that up to this point has been belligerent towards traditional US democratic allies and has rejected many forms of multilateralism be able to turn the page and shift from "America First" to "American Led"?
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Anne Thurow
Beating the Odds: The Mothers and Children of the 1,000 Days Movement | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Ten years after The First 1,000 Days book began, Roger Thurow revisits the featured mothers and children to see how they are faring.
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Erin Riddle
Vroom or Bust? Towards a Chicago E-Scooter Strategy in 2020 and Beyond | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This paper offers a national and international overview of the e-scooter and micromobility trends and outlines the 2019 pilot program in Chicago.
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Luca Locatelli
"The Circle" is the Future: A Photographic Exhibition on the Circular Economy | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
What does sustainable innovation look like? Photographer and filmmaker Luca Locatelli talks about his exhibition on the circular economy, the environment, and our future.
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Rod Waddington
Our New Gordian Knot | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Roger Thurow examines the question of how to conquer global hunger and malnutrition while also saving the planet from the strain on our environment, biodiversity, and health.
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REUTERS
Brazil's Indigenous Peoples See Hope in Lula's Victory | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Lula's victory has set high expectations for Indigenous rights and environmental protections. Now he needs to deliver.