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  1. A farmer holds a sorghum plant destroyed after a swarm of locusts invaded his farm in Ethiopia
    Reuters

    The Plague You've Never Heard About Could be as Destructive as COVID-19

    Blog Post
    by Colin Christensen, Eva Koehler

    Tens of 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.

  2. A view of the Shanghai skyline
    Reuters

    What is the Future for Skyscrapers After COVID-19?

    Blog Post
    by Richard G. Smith

    In the most globally connected financial capitals, skyscrapers will continue to serve as a key component of the built environment.

  3. White House Announces Historic Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

    The Council joins the coalition and task force of leaders preparing to bring together stakeholders and storytellers to inform this critical work.

  4. The Right to the Shoreline: Race, Exclusion, and Public Beaches in Metropolitan Chicago
    Eric Allix Rogers
    Report

    The Right to the Shoreline: Race, Exclusion, and Public Beaches in Metropolitan Chicago

    Report
    by Samuel Kling, Lucas Stephens, PhD

    September 22, 2020, RESEARCH Report by Samuel Kling and Lucas Stephens, PhD, Eric Allix Rogers, Download Report (PDF), The growing role of federal and state money in combatting erosion and flooding at Chicago’s Lake Michigan shore offers an opportunity to mandate local governments make their be...

  5. Trade ministers and delegates from the remaining members of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) attend the TPP Ministerial Meeting during the APEC 2017
    Reuters

    CPTPP Countries March Forward in an Uncertain Trade Climate

    Blog Post
    by Alexander Hitch

    The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), is to be signed March 8—one year after the US stepped away from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

  6. Nicholas Berliner on Today's Shifting Geopolitical Landscape
    Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP

    Nicholas Berliner on Today's Shifting Geopolitical Landscape

    PAST EVENT Roundtable
    Nicholas Berliner, former National Security Council Senior Director for Russia and Central Asia, leads a roundtable discussion.

  7. COVID Safety Protocols

    The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is committed to creating a comfortable, enjoyable, and safe environment for its members, guests, and staff.

  8. Murali Kanakasabai headshot

    Murali Kanakasabai

    Cohort, 2013, Industry, Environment & Sustainability, Sector, Private Sector, Murali Kanakasabai is a leader in the derivatives industry, having designed and launched exchange-traded products in several industries. Previously, his work focused on inventing, designing, and developing new financial...

  9. Culture

    Issues, Children in the Fire: What War Does to a Generation, PAST EVENT, Join the Council, the Kyiv-Mohyla Foundation, and the Polsky Foundation for a screening of Evgeny Afineevsky’s documentary, "Children in the Fire.", Jun 3, Uncredited / AP, The Playing Field: When Sports Go Global, PAST EV...

  10. Despite US Withdrawal from Paris Agreement, Majority Still Supports It
    Reuters
    Public Opinion Survey

    Despite US Withdrawal from Paris Agreement, Majority Still Supports It

    Public Opinion Survey
    by Karl Friedhoff, Max Goldsmith

    November 2, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff and Max Goldsmith, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), President Trump’s skepticism on climate change and decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement is out of step with the American public overall., On June 1, 2017, Presi...