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Food and Agriculture
Stability in the 21st Century: Global Food Security for Peace and Prosperity | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This Chicago Council on Global Affairs report highlights the fact that America’s commitment to global food security is more important than ever.
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Global Cities
Mind the Knowledge Gaps: What Global Conferences Bring to Light | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Ian Klaus explains how conferences can call attention to that which scientists and policymakers don’t know.
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REUTERS
The Other COP: Biodiversity Summit Sets New Goals, but Eludes Global Headlines | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
COP15 set new targets for protecting ecosystems, but funding, implementation, and a lack of global attention to biodiversity give pause for Chris Morris.
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Jed Owen
The Beauty of the Bottom Up: Making Crop Improvement Work for National Programs | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs considers whether agricultural research initiatives cause solutions to be imposed from the top down.
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TechnoServe
When Intermediary Links in the Supply Chain are Weakened, the Whole Food System Suffers | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Businesses in the center of the value chain are crucial to the food system, and these intermediary links are under threat from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Brian McGowan
Publics Remain Supportive of Policies to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Craig Kafura, Brendan Helm, Jack Benjamin, Eliza Posner explains Public Opinon on Coronavirus for the week of May 6.
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Joel Muniz
Pandemic Offers an Opportunity to Revitalize, Reinforce Local Food Economies | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
In this blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, we discuss the COVID-19 pandemic’s negative effects on the food and agriculture industry.
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Jamal Dawoodpoto
Cities Are Stepping up on Climate Action as Nation States Fall to the Wayside | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Cities must step up when nation-states ignore the devastating impacts and economic costs of climate change, sea level rise, and environmental degradation.
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Michigan State University
How One Plant Breeder Innovates to Tackle Potato’s Biggest Challenge | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This Earth Day, one plant breeder reflects on the food security promise of innovative biotechnology and how it has been misunderstood.
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COP21
Green COVID-19 Recovery and Transatlantic Leadership: What Are the Prospects? | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
A Democratic victory provides an opportunity for transatlantic collaboration, but structures for cooperation among stakeholders in the US need to be revived.
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Tommy Krombacher
Investing in Innovation: Food, Agriculture and Forestry in Southeast Asia | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Erin Sweeney provides guest commentary on food, agriculture, and forestry in Southeast Asia.
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Global Health
Global Public Opinion Shows Partial Return to Normalcy, Optimism | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
COVID-19 cases are on the decline worldwide and in some countries, people are feeling hopeful as they recover aspects of their pre-COVID lives.
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Reuters
Fragile States and Pandemics: Why Preparedness Cannot Happen in a Vacuum | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explains pandemic preparedness must include more than research, vaccine development, and stockpiling supplies.
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Food and Agriculture
China's Policies Will Reshape the Global Food System Long Past COVID-19 | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
China is looking beyond the current environment to shape the global food system for its own food security.
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Martin Sanchez
How Do Attitudes about the Coronavirus Response Differ in Russia and the United States? | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Survey data shows that Russians are more likely than Americans to say that their nation's government handled the coronavirus pandemic effectively.
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Patrick Clement
The Chain Reaction of Climate Change and Invasive Species Spread: Impacts, Realities, and Sustainable Solutions | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The extreme climatic events that are brought on by climate change, such as floods and droughts, open new entry points for the spread of invasive species.
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John Cameron
As Virus Rages Unevenly, Global Public Opinion Shows Divergent Attitudes | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Although cases have declined significantly in Europe, the United States, and much of East Asia, the pandemic remains a major threat in South America, India, and several other nations around the world.
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Global Health
After a Year of Pandemic, Global Public Opinion Shows Increasing Desire for Vaccine | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
It has now been a year since many nations began to implement restrictions due to the pandemic. As the global health crisis drags into its second year, more people seek the vaccine as a way to return to normal.
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Reuters
Chinese Spy Balloon Pops Prospects for US-China Rapprochement
The incident reflects the emerging adversarial pathology of US-China relations, which is increasingly obstructing any efforts at mutual understanding, Paul Heer writes.
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Neuwieser
Meetings with Makis Provatas
Nonresident Fellow and Emerging Leader alumnus Endy Zemenides shares his perspective on global cities and Cyprian independence with Makis Provatas.
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Global Health
South Korea's Success in Containing the Coronavirus Highlights Importance of Digital Resilience
One of the emerging lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic is that countries and companies that digitised early are more likely to recover faster than those that did not