The Chicago Council for Global Affairs
Climate and the Environment
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As climate change continues to displace people, those fleeing must be protected as refugees, argues John Slocum in Crain's Chicago Business.
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Experts discuss why Finland and Sweden, both longstanding neutral nations, moved towards NATO membership following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
US Foreign Policy
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Defense and Security
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Founder of the Rise Up Climate Movement Vanessa Nakate discusses the global climate crisis and the importance of elevating the next generation of underrepresented environmental leaders with Jamia Jowers.
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Centennial Celebration
We celebrated the Council's centennial anniversary on March 10, honoring President Barack Obama and cellist Yo-Yo Ma for their extraordinary contributions toward a more open and promising world for all. Together with journalist Carol Marin, they reflected on the Council's first one hundred years, examined the global challenges of today, and shared their hopes for the future.
Climate and the Environment
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“The global dependence on fossil fuels that drives this climate crisis also empowers some of the world’s worst actors,” writes Elizabeth Shackelford in the Chicago Tribune.
Defense and Security
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Women and Girls
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Lester Crown Center on US Foreign Policy
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While the Biden administration seems to understand where Americans stand on China and domestic renewal to support global competitiveness, the data disproves their assumptions that Americans are skeptical about trade and weary of US global engagement and leadership.
Center on Global Cities
John Austin and Alexander Hitch examine policies and priorities to drive equitable economic recovery in the Midwest in a world reshaped by COVID-19.
Center on Global Food and Agriculture
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Catherine Bertini and Ertharin Cousin are co-leads on a paper offering the Biden Administration recommendations for the US government to build on a strong foundation of food and nutrition security programs to alleviate global hunger and malnutrition.
