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The Emerging Leaders, a highly competitive cohort of Chicago’s up-and-coming professionals, spend their time examining key issues that affect the world and impact the global city of Chicago. Meet the class of 2018.

July 17, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , Heela Rasool-Ayub , Candace Rondeaux , and Christopher Shell, Hussein Malla / AP, Survey data reveal fresh insights into how American communities think the United States should engage in conflicts overseas., For the seco...

Economic globalization has revitalized many once struggling cities (think New York, Singapore, Shanghai, and London) and created or re-created metropolises like Doha, Dublin, and Frankfurt. 

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With so much activity around cities in today's world, there is a lot to track. Here are ten trends in 2020 to watch where cities will be particularly influential on the global stage.

How can the US confront human rights abuses in China, without robbing athletes of the opportunity to compete on the world stage?

Cities are at the forefront of the climate crisis, but local and global partnerships provide scalable solutions.

Russia’s war in Ukraine has sparked a domestic push toward alternative energy sources.