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Many of the challenges the world faced in 2020 will continue to shape our world next year.

Food insecurity plays a critical and complex role in Myanmar's current political turmoil, and has played a similar role in uprisings of the past.

This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs explains how we can give power back to nation-states to transform international affairs.

Pattis Family Foundation Global Cities Book Award finalist, The Black Butterfly, uses the city of Baltimore to examine the policies, practices, and historical trauma that created hyper-segregation in today’s cities.

Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm analyze public opinion data showing while most Americans think US democracy is still functioning, they believe it has been either temporarily or permanently weakened.

Why moving to renewable energy will not increase energy security and reduce geopolitical power struggles and what to do.

This paper provides recommendations for corporate engagement with public policy issues for societal objectives.

Council surveys find that younger Americans are still forming their views on Taiwan and US-Taiwan relations.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is addressing the U.S. Congress about the war in Ukraine with Russia, after meeting with President Joe Biden.

Experts Bela Ganatra and Katherine Mayall discuss how global trends have influenced reproductive rights in the United States.

Ahead of Prime Minister Bennett's first visit to Washington, Council data show partisan divides on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, support for a Palestinian state, and more.

Innovation, utopian visions, ethics, and profits have shaped the effects technology has on urban life. What has worked, what has failed, and what does it mean for the future?

Harold Hongju Koh joins the Council’s Deep Dish podcast to discuss his new book, The Trump Administration and International Law.

How can the US confront human rights abuses in China, without robbing athletes of the opportunity to compete on the world stage?

A group of experts, including the Council's John Austin, Brian Hanson, and Alex Hitch explain why now is the time to rise to a new political, economic, and social challenge rooted in growing regional inequalities.

The 2022 protests in China have led President Xi Jinping to lift COVID lockdowns. Students held white paper protests to ask for freedom and democracy.

Hong Kongers lose faith and trust in the police after a series of violent protests.

From corruption to inequality, underlying factors hinder Haiti's progress post-President Moïse's assassination.

A new administration may find that the summit overloads its circuits at a demanding time.

Experts Kathleen Klaus and Murithi Mutiga join Deep Dish to discuss the results of Kenya’s presidential election.

Some of the most important innovations in the news media may be happening in Africa. What can we learn?

Author Ravi Agrawal joins Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ Deep Dish podcast to explain how the smartphone is transforming the world's largest democracy.

Get ready to meet Brian Hanson and Lizzy Shackelford – the voices behind Deep Dish.

The WHO has officially declared the spread of COVID-19 a global pandemic. How is the public reacting around the world?

As the country splinters along geographic and ideological lines, post-election divisions could portend the rise of a new American city-state movement.

From the COVID-19 vaccine to US foreign policy, our experts share their recommendations for the new administration. 

Has regionalization or globalization been the key economic trend over the last 40 years?

Indians strongly support the bilateral partnership and anticipate increased US security assistance. But Americans are less enthusiastic about growing ties.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explains why the United States needs to do more to ensure women are equally represented in legislative bodies.

This blog is about Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko and how he remains Belarus' leader, earning him the moniker of the "last dictator in Europe."

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Craig Kafura, Brendan Helm, Jack Benjamin, Eliza Posner explains Public Opinon on Coronavirus for the week of May 6.

Transatlantic leaders can share ideas, tools, and strategies to help bridge economic divides between struggling heartland communities and thriving cities.

Washington Post contributing editor Daniel Drezner joins Deep Dish to discuss trade disputes and whether they could lead to another world war.

A Democratic victory provides an opportunity for transatlantic collaboration, but structures for cooperation among stakeholders in the US need to be revived.

The Chicago City Council has tripled its legislation on foreign policy in the last four years.

The Chicago Council's polling team examines public opinion on COVID-19 from the United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, France, the UK, Italy, and Israel.

"The year we’re leaving behind was a bad one for democracy — a reminder that progress is fragile and not inevitable, and that history doesn’t always take a linear path," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

“Made in Democracy” is a better label than “Made in America” if the goal is to strengthen our collective Western economies as well as our political alliances.

What impact does Trump’s indictment have on the credibility of the US political system? Cecile Shea weighs in on VOA with Cindy Saine.

Public surveys about Taiwan's willingness to fight an invasion by China don't reveal as much as one might think.

Public opinion signals the conflict is in dire need of stronger leadership and more practical policies.

Elizabeth Shackleford looks at William Ruto's win in Kenya's presidential election and why it's a good sign for Kenyan democracy.

“By centering our economic and trade relations with our friends, we can drive a more powerful collective recovery,” writes John Austin in Our Towns.