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Food and AgricultureReutersThe Plague You've Never Heard About Could be as Destructive as COVID-19 | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Millions of people in East Africa, the Horn, and up through the Middle East are facing the prospect of extreme hunger as a plague of locusts spreads in the region.
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Global EconomyElla Goeckner-WaldThe Pitfalls of University-led Growth: The Case of Macomb, Ill. | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Universities can serve as economic engines for rural cities, but collaboration between academia, government, and the private sector is key to sustainable growth.
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Food and AgricultureREUTERSThe Pig Pandemic, Reforestation, & Fraudulent Seeds | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Our weekly roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.
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Food and AgricultureReuters/Chalinee ThirasupaThe People's Summit, Land Rights, and Taxi Gardens | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Check out the week's top stories in food, agriculture, and global development.
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Global CitiesPatrick TomassoThe Pandemic-Driven Shift in the US Real Estate Market | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The rise of remote work has had a dramatic impact on cities like Chicago, which must play to their strengths in order to compete in this new landscape.
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Global Health
The Pandemic is Not "Over" for Everyone | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
President Joe Biden declared an end to the public health crisis, but many racial minority and lower-income groups around the world haven't moved on.
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Defense and Security
The Pandemic Has Triggered Dramatic Shifts in the Global Criminal Underworld
Drug cartels are facing broken supply chains, shrinking revenues, and shifting markets. Rising violence is just one effect.
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Climate and the EnvironmentREUTERSThe Other COP: Biodiversity Summit Sets New Goals, but Eludes Global Headlines | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
COP15 set new targets for protecting ecosystems, but funding, implementation, and a lack of global attention to biodiversity give pause for Chris Morris.
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Food and AgricultureReutersThe Next Pandemic Could Attack Our Crops | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post, Diana Horvatch explains how infectious diseases could reduce global crop yields and cost billions of dollars.
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Food and AgricultureTim MossholderThe Most Resilient People on Earth? Farmers. | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Recent years have tested the resiliency of farmers with trade wars, catastrophic floods, and now the COVID-19 pandemic, but farmers are still farming.
