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  1. Women in Niger water a vegetable garden.

    From Chicago to Uganda, Clean Water is Key to Good Nutrition

    Blog Post
    by Roger Thurow

    Unclean water, poor sanitation, and lousy hygiene—and resulting diseases—combine with poor nutrition as the leading causes of young child mortality and stunting. 

  2. Rainy street in Germany at night
    Christian Lue

    In Germany, "Disregarded" Places Explain the Appeal of Populism

    Blog Post
    by Florian Ranft, Johanna Siebert

    A new study reveals the place-based grievances stoking right-wing populism in German industrial regions.

  3. 1930s Browsheets with flash tattoo designs at Great Lakes Tattoo
    AJ Caughey

    Living passports: How tattoos ink Chicago's cultural connections

    Blog Post
    by AJ Caughey

    For more than a century, tattoo artists have connected Chicagoans with other countries and cultures — a tradition that lives on, even as the industry changes.

  4. Russians and Americans Welcome Extension of New Start Treaty

    Blog Post
    by Dina Smeltz, Brendan Helm

    Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm discuss President Biden's extension of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.

  5. A photo taken from above shows a person browsing a table and shelf of foreign-language books
    Julio Lopez

    Chicago's Wide World of International Literature

    Blog Post
    by Hope O'Dell

    Thanks to a passionate group of independent presses, bookstores, and translators, the city’s foreign lit scene is thriving.

  6. ran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, left, meets with Ismail Haniyeh, one of the Palestinian militant group Hamas leaders in Doha
    AP Photos

    Most Americans Supported Talks with Iran Prior to Hamas Attacks

    Blog Post
    by Karl Friedhoff

    But public opinion has likely shifted following Hamas' attacks on Israel.

  7. President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose ahead of their summit talk at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.
    Mark Schiefelbein / AP

    How Trump's Improvisational China Policy Is Impacting Trade, Taiwan, and Strategic Competition

    by Paul Heer

    The recent Trump-Xi meeting resolved none of the underlying tensions between Beijing and Washington. It merely kicked the can down the road.

  8. Humanitarian aid convoy for the Gaza Strip is parked in Arish, Egypt
    Omar Aziz / AP

    What's Inside the Aid Convoy Trying to Get Lifesaving Supplies Into Gaza?

    Blog Post
    by Christina Colón

    President Biden announced while in Israel this week that Egypt has agreed to allow 20 trucks filled with humanitarian aid to enter into the Gaza Strip.

  9. Undersea shot from Luca Locatelli
    Luca Locatelli

    "The Circle" is the Future: A Photographic Exhibition on the Circular Economy

    Blog Post
    by Valeria G. Castelli

    What does sustainable innovation look like? Photographer and filmmaker Luca Locatelli talks about his exhibition on the circular economy, the environment, and our future.

  10. Fresh produce
    Heder Neves

    The Crisis of Food Deserts

    Blog Post
    by Richard C. Longworth

    Millions of Americans live in urban food deserts without access to fresh food. A Council Emerging Leaders report details how some cities are beginning to find a way forward.