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  1. The Looming Global Obesity Threat Policy Brief

    The Looming Global Obesity Threat

    Policy Brief
    by Roger Thurow

    October 16, 2019, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Roger Thurow, Download Report (PDF), This paper seeks to raise awareness of the growing global obesity epidemic and the need to address the economic, security, and humanitarian threats it poses., Introduction, While the development community has been foc...

  2. How Race, Ethnicity, and Age Impact Views on US Foreign Policy
    Patrick Semansky / AP
    Public Opinion Survey

    How Race, Ethnicity, and Age Impact Views on US Foreign Policy

    Public Opinion Survey
    by Dina Smeltz, Craig Kafura, Lama El Baz, Heela Rasool-Ayub, Candace Rondeaux, Christopher Shell

    July 17, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Lama El Baz , Heela Rasool-Ayub , Candace Rondeaux , and Christopher Shell, Patrick Semansky / AP, The Council partnered with New America to explore how Americans across backgrounds view key issues facing the world toda...

  3. Reuters
    Global Politics

    Xi U-Turns, Biden's Green Subsidies, Ukraine Gets Its Tanks

    Video
    by Ivo H. Daalder

    Jamil Anderlini, Elise Labott, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

  4. Reuters
    Global Politics

    The End of Globalization, Tanks to Ukraine, Iran Protests

    Video
    by Ivo H. Daalder

    Steve Erlanger, Kim Ghattas, and James Harding join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

  5. Former Norwegian Prime Minister Brundtland on Pandemic Leadership
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    Former Norwegian Prime Minister Brundtland on Pandemic Leadership

    PAST EVENT VIDEO Lecture
    Gro Brundtland, Former Prime Minister of Norway and Former Director-General of the WHO, discussed the similarities between the COVID-19 and SARS pandemics and the lessons learned.
  6. Report: Paving the Way to Zero-Carbon Cities Through Building Codes

    SEPTEMBER 25, 2018, The future of thriving, sustainable cities is anchored in building codes and standards, according to a new report by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Carbon emissions from heating, cooling, and operating buildings are directly responsible for 50 percent or more of an u...

  7. How Will Driverless Cars Change Cities?

    by Samuel Kling

    Pixabay, Cities around the world are preparing for the massive disruption of autonomous vehicles. What are some of the opportunities and risks? Here's what you should know., Perhaps nothing has shaped cities more than transportation. Ships and railroads created dense, compact cities like Chicago ...

  8. East Meets West: Europe, Eurasia, and the Shifting Geopolitical Landscape
    Rafiq Maqbool / AP

    East Meets West: Europe, Eurasia, and the Shifting Geopolitical Landscape

    PAST EVENT VIDEO
    Alexander Cooley, Liana Fix, Elena Lazarou, Rachel Rizzo, and Leslie Vinjamuri explore how the war in Ukraine is reshaping power dynamics across Europe, Eurasia, and the broader international order.