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American and Russian Public Opinion: Where We Are and How We Got Here | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Levada Analytical Center discuss findings from a bi-national study of American and Russian public opinion. -
Core Sanders Supporters' Economic Pessimism | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Survey data shows Sanders supporters are concerned about global overreach and that it comes at the expense of the economy and general quality of life.
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Americans Say North Korea Is an Adversary, Still Prefer Diplomacy | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Over the weekend, North Korea launched a new cruise missile. It's unlikely to shift American public opinion.
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Advancing Global Food Security: The Power of Science, Trade, and Business | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This report urges the US government focus its global food security strategy on science, increasing trade flows for agriculture and food, and incentivizing greater business activity in low-income countries.
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Confronting China over the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
How can the US confront human rights abuses in China, without robbing athletes of the opportunity to compete on the world stage?
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Food Delivery in South Korea Stresses Small Restaurants | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
A rise in demand for food delivery is outpacing the capacity of delivery workers, leading to concerns about food price increases.
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Afghanistan's Humanitarian Crisis Requires Tough Choices | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
International Crisis Group’s Laurel Miller and former US Ambassador to Afghanistan P. Michael McKinley join Deep Dish to explain what the United States and the world should do to help the Afghan people.
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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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Americans Have "Three Cannots" on North Korea's Nuclear Weapons | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Karl Friedhoff examines the United States' nuanced understanding of policy options on North Korea's nuclear program.
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The American Public Remains Committed to Defending South Korea | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey indicates US public views North Korea’s nuclear program as one of the top threats facing the country.
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As Nuclear Clock Ticks, US Public Prefers Diplomacy with Iran | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
While the public would prefer diplomacy with Iran, they are not taking more aggressive options off the table.
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Chicago and Its Mexican Immigrants—a Need Like No Other | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs explains that the future is not bright for Chicago’s Mexican population stability or growth.
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Reactions to Global Themes in King Charles' Inaugural Speech | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
People around the world offer their perspectives on the global themes of King Charles III's first address on the world stage.
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"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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The Science and Limitations of Farm-Based Carbon Offsets | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Agriculture has great potential for carbon offsets, but implementation will be complicated.
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Africa’s Food Processors are Vital for the Continent’s Food Security. COVID-19 Is Putting Them at Risk. | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Across Africa, food processors serve a vital function in protecting food security and livelihoods. But the COVID-19 pandemic is creating new challenges that threaten the very survival of these companies.
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The Unholy Relationship Between Uganda's Anti-LGBTQ+ Law and US Evangelicalism | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
American religious groups have spent millions exporting homophobia to the East African nation.
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Toward City Diplomacy: Assessing Capacity in Select Global Cities | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Cities are now more connected than ever before on a global scale. Yet local governments are not just spectators of this networked age: they are actively forging links across borders, taking part in setting the international agenda, and shifting the
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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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Explainer: Eastern Europeans Split over Russia's War in Ukraine | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Recent polls find a geographic divide in the region when it comes to public perceptions of the conflict.
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Women's Work, African Swine Fever Ripples, & Urban Growing | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Catch the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development in our Global Food for Thought news brief.
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Good Nutrition Today is Key to Harvesting a Better Tomorrow | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Senior Fellow Roger Thurow details the true costs of malnutrition today and tomorrow.
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Views from the G2: Public Opinion in the US and China | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Changes in the public's opinion within the last year will offer some insight into the stability of the relationship between the United States and China.
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Global Public Opinion Shows Hope, Unease at Pandemic | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
With vaccination efforts under way, some hope that the end of the pandemic is in sight, while others feel uneasy due to distribution issues and immense pressures on the health care system.
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Midwestern Trade Skepticism Associated with Education Level | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Although Midwesterners differ slightly from the general population in their views of international trade, Midwesterners without postsecondary education are more suspicious.
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Moon's Approval Down, North Korea Not a Primary Driver | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Council’s Karl Friedhoff shares a Gallup Korea Survey which shows South Korean President Moon Jae-in's popularity in decline.
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Student Activism, Social Media, and Authoritarian Rule in Iran | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The authors of this book address multiple questions involving the nature of youth protest in the twenty-first century.
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South Koreans Becoming More Accepting of LGBTQ Community | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Although data shows South Koreans remain uncomfortable with homosexuality, recent trends show an increase in acceptance.
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Reconnecting to Indigenous Food Sovereignty Values and Practices | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Zuni Indigenous community looks towards their past to address issues around agriculture, food access, health, and the environment in sustainable ways.
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Reducing SNAP Restrictions to Make Food Preparation Easier for Families | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Food preparation is a common barrier to accessing healthy, nutritious meals for families, making SNAP expansions vital to food security.
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Elite Poll: Regional Leaders in Southeast Asia Wary of China | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Karl Friedhoff examines poll results of regional leaders regarding China's activities.
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Biden's Human Rights Promises: Rhetoric or Real? | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Deep Dish unpacks if Biden really centered human rights in US foreign policy.
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Empowering Youth through Entrepreneurship: Africa to Chicago | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This paper offers actions businesses, governments, foundations, and community organizations can explore to ramp up ecosystems for future youth entrepreneurs.
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Conducting City Diplomacy: A Survey of International Engagement in 47 Cities | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The impact of global challenges such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic manifests most acutely in urban settings, rendering cities essential players on the global stage.Â
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The Right to the Shoreline: Race, Exclusion, and Public Beaches in Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
By combatting erosion and flooding along Lake Michigan’s shore, local governments have an opportunity to make their beaches more equitable.
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Americans Feel Less Safe after Killing of Soleimani | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Results from a Chicago Council survey show that more Americans think the January 3 drone strike that killed Quasem Soleimani has made the United States less safe.
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Global Public Opinion as COVID-19 Vaccine Offers Hope | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
A global survey shows the public perceives COVID-19 as the world's greatest health threat and nearly two-thirds of respondents believe the vaccine should be compulsory.
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Emerging Leaders Class of 2010 | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Emerging Leaders Class of 2010 spent two years examining key issues that affect the world and impact the global city of Chicago. https://globalaffairs.org/about-us/leadership-development-opportunities/emerging-leaders-program/program-alumni/emerging -
Survival of the City: Ed Glaeser on the Future of Post-Pandemic Urban Life | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Pattis Family Foundation Global Cities Book Award nominee Edward Glaeser examines the gaps in health care, education, and governance laid bare by the pandemic.
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Emerging Leaders Class of 2013 | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Emerging Leaders Class of 2013 spent two years examining key issues that affect the world and impact the global city of Chicago. https://globalaffairs.org/about-us/leadership-development-opportunities/emerging-leaders-program/program-alumni/emerging-2 -
Countries Have Varied Responses to Delta Variant Spread | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
With the global infection rate increasing for the first time since April, some countries are pumping the brakes on ambitious recovery plans.
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Chicago Council Promotes Grace Burton to Director, Government Relations | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs announced today that Grace Burton will lead the organization’s Washington DC office as director of government relations. https://globalaffairs.org/about-us/press-room/chicago-council-promotes-grace-burton-director-government-relations -
President Xi Jinping lifts COVID lockdowns after China protests
The 2022 protests in China have led President Xi Jinping to lift COVID lockdowns. Students held white paper protests to ask for freedom and democracy.
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Reaping the Digital Return: Enhancing Communities through Modern Extension | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Ensuring smallholder farmers receive agricultural information is of critical importance for realizing global food security, and the USDA has a prominent role to play in close partnership with USAID.
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Let’s Make a Deal: Public Backs Iran Talks | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Majority of Americans favor the Iran nuclear agreement but are prepared to use military force to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
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Global Public Opinion on Continued COVID-19 Response | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The WHO has officially declared the spread of COVID-19 a global pandemic. How is the public reacting around the world?
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Zelenskyy Ukraine Congress speech about war with Russia
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is addressing the U.S. Congress about the war in Ukraine with Russia, after meeting with President Joe Biden.
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Manipulated Society: Paralyzing the Masses in Post-revolutionary Iran | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Islamic Republic of Iran has promoted despondency and hopelessness to the extent that citizens become paralyzed and incapable of challenging the political status quo.
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What Can Mexico Really Do About Migration? | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Earl Anthony Wayne, a former US ambassador to Mexico, joins Deep Dish to discuss what can realistically be done about migrants.