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    Brendan Carroll

    Cohort, 2013, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Brendan Carroll is a senior partner at Victory Park Capital Advisors (VPC), which he co-founded in 2007. He is responsible for strategic initiatives and firm operations, as well as sourcing, evaluating, and executing investment op...

  2. A restaurant in Seoul, South Korea
    Jirka Matousek

    Food Delivery in South Korea Stresses Small Restaurants

    Blog Post
    by Karl Friedhoff, Samantha Yi

    A rise in demand for food delivery is outpacing the capacity of delivery workers, leading to concerns about food price increases.

  3. People in masks sit on a subway train
    Shawn Ang

    Publics Prioritize Disease Control Efforts Over Economic Re-opening

    Blog Post
    by Jack Benjamin, Eliza Posner, Brendan Helm, Karl Friedhoff, Craig Kafura

    An update on global public opinion on COVID-19 reviews survey results from countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Gulf States.

  4. Global Food Security Symposium 2018

    Global Food Security Symposium 2018

    PAST EVENT VIDEO Conference
    The 2018 Global Food Security Symposium examines how surging youth populations can fuel tremendous agricultural growth that will impact the global economy, but, if underemployed, they present a risk.
  5. 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.

  6. A group of young children in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
    Sarel Kromer

    How to Understand the Needs of the Rural Poor on a Global Scale

    Blog Post
    by Jacob van Etten

    Analysis of the Rural Household Multiple Indicator Survey and how it can make development-related actions more efficient, more effective, and quicker to deploy.

  7. United Nations metal logo sign
    John Angelillo / AP

    The UN is Turning 80. Is It Still Relevant?

    by Joshua Busby, Alexander Cooley, Karl Friedhoff, Craig Kafura, Suzanne Nossel, Paul Poast, Cécile Shea, Julián Ventura, Leslie Vinjamuri

    From peace and security to climate and technology, Council experts weigh in on whether the United Nations can still deliver on its founding mission.

  8. A person in a face mask walks in Pont de Sully, Paris, France.
    Thomas de Luze

    Global Public Opinion as COVID-19 Second Wave Looms

    Blog Post
    by Craig Kafura, Brendan Helm, Giulia Shaughnessy, Charlie Rahr, Zack Lim

    This week the world passed the 11,836,900 million case mark, with over 544,231 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

  9. Asia in the Age of Uncertainty Report

    Asia in the Age of Uncertainty

    Report

    February 1, 2017, RESEARCH Report, Download Report (PDF), This joint report examines the public opinion of changes taking place in the Asia-Pacific, including mutual concerns and competing visions, in order to make better-informed policy decisions., Executive Summary, With rapidly evolving develo...

  10. President Moon Jae-in speaks during a press conference.
    Jeon Han

    Real Estate Weighs on Moon's Approval Rate

    Blog Post
    by Karl Friedhoff, Samantha Yi

    Karl Friedhoff examines South Korea's President Moon Jae-in's administration and the real estate issues, including high rental costs in Seoul, that have led to a high disapproval rating.