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  1. Toward City Diplomacy: Assessing Capacity in Select Global Cities Policy Brief

    Toward City Diplomacy: Assessing Capacity in Select Global Cities

    Policy Brief
    by Ian Klaus, Hugo Decramer, Michele Acuto, Juliana Kerr, Sam Tabory, Noah J. Toly

    July 7, 2018, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Ian Klaus , Hugo Decramer , Michele Acuto , Juliana Kerr , Sam Tabory , and Noah J. Toly, Download Report (PDF), 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 a...

  2. absentee ballot from the United States
    Tiffany Teripes

    The Polarization of Absentee Ballots

    Column
    by Giulia Shaughnessy

    Over half of Americans are in favor of permanently changing laws to allow everyone to vote by mail, but there are partisan divides between Republicans and Democrats.

  3. A person hold a gay pride flag against a blue sky
    Brielle French

    South Koreans Becoming More Accepting of LGBTQ Community

    Column
    by Karl Friedhoff

    Although data shows South Koreans remain uncomfortable with homosexuality, recent trends show an increase in acceptance.

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  5. Pulling the Plug, Hydropower Future, and In Hot Water

    April 21, 2023 Check out our roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

  6. A young child feeds two goats
    Heifer International

    One Child, One Classroom – The Lifelong Cost of Malnutrition

    Column
    by Roger Thurow

    Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia each lose about 11 percent of GDP annually. In our global economy, a stunted child anywhere becomes a stunted child everywhere.

  7. Bridging Gaps to Achieve Good Food for All

    Column
    by Paul Newnham

    Paul Newnham identifies key gaps in efforts to end hunger, and offers solutions to break down silos and build up food systems.

  8. Shyamkali sits cross legged and holds her young daughter.
    Anne Thurow

    Beating the Odds: The Mothers and Children of the 1,000 Days Movement

    Column
    by Roger Thurow

    Ten years after The First 1,000 Days book began, Roger Thurow revisits the featured mothers and children to see how they are faring.

  9. The Post-COVID City

    The Post-COVID City

    PAST EVENT VIDEO Panel
    The CEO of United Airlines, the President of Microsoft, the Governor of Tokyo, and other civic and industry leaders from around the world discuss the resilience of cities and how they may revive their social and economic vitality.

  10. Turkey Troubles, a Fishy Fix, and South Africa's Success

    October 28, 2022 Check out our roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.