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  2. Russian Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
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    Global Politics

    Why Is Armenia so Close to Russia and Iran?

    In the News
    Foreign Policy by Daniel W. Drezner

    The small Caucasus country challenges the idea that the world is splitting into democratic and autocratic camps, Dan Drezner argues.

  3. An illustration of an aerial view of farm land
    Lizzie Sokolich
    Global Economy

    How much US land does China really own?

    Blog Post
    Global Insight by Hope O'Dell

    Some legislators say Chinese ownership of U.S. land presents a national security risk, but the acreage held by China is relatively small.

  4. Kathryn Koob Reflects on the Anniversary of the US Embassy Hostage Crisis | Chicago Council on Global Affairs Global Politics

    Kathryn Koob Reflects on the Anniversary of the US Embassy Hostage Crisis | Chicago Council on Global Affairs

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    Former American Embassy employee Kathryn Koob answers a minute of questions about Tehran in 1979 in this episode of Wait Just a Minute.

  5. Iranian women holding national flags and pictures of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, take part a pro-government demonstration in Tehran on Nov. 25, 2019. US Foreign Policy

    To Secure His Legacy, Khamenei Is Packing Iran's Government With Young Radicals

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    Foreign Policy by Saeid Golkar

    The supreme leader’s youth-washing strategy could keep detente with the United States off the table for years.

  6. President Donald Trump announces the United States' intent to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal on May 8, 2018. Global Politics

    Trump's epic fail: His gambit with Iran drives Tehran toward China

    In the News
    The Chicago Tribune by Ivo H. Daalder

    In May 2018, President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal because it was “defective at its core.” But if Tehran were willing to negotiate a better agreement, he would be “ready, willing and able” to

  7. Americans Support a US Return to Iran Deal Dina ...

    Conduct airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities. Send US troops to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities. ... than just nuclear constraints. Stay out of the nuclear agreementwith Iran and continue economic. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2022-09/Iran%20Brief%20-CCGedit%20%281%29.pdf
  8. A farmer holds a sorghum plant destroyed after a swarm of locusts invaded his farm in Ethiopia
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    Food and Agriculture

    The Plague You've Never Heard About Could be as Destructive as COVID-19 | Chicago Council on Global Affairs

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    Global Food for Thought by Colin Christensen

    Millions of people in East Africa, the Horn, and up through the Middle East are facing the prospect of extreme hunger as a plague of locusts spreads in the region.

  9. Nuclear power plant cooling towers in the Kurdistan region of Iran.
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    Defense and Security

    Fears of a Nuclear-Armed Iran Might Be Overblown

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    World Politics Review by Paul Poast

    Reports that Iran is nearing the point of capably developing a nuclear weapon are causing alarm, but they are still a ways away from building a bomb.

  10. A front view of bombarded house in Iraqi rural area
    Levi Meir Clancy
    Public Opinion

    Why do Americans Support US Presence in Mideast But Say Iraq War Was Not Worth Costs? | Chicago Council on Global Affairs

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    Running Numbers by Eliza Posner

    American disapproval rates of US-Iraq war reach record highs.