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This Week's Reads- Globalist vs. Nationalist Is Not the Issue of Our Time
The question is not whether national borders will dissolve. Rather, will borders continue to multiply, resulting in 225, 250 or even 300 states?
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Deep Dish: DACA and Immigration- What’s Missing in US Strategy?
Why does America have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in the first place, and what will policy changes mean for economic and national security? On the latest Deep Dish podcast, Council experts Sara McElmurry and Cécile Shea join host Brian Hanson to discuss the economic, human, and foreign policy implications of today’s renewed focus on DACA.
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Guest Commentary- Strengthening Our World at the Roots: AgTech and Opportunity in a Time of Change
In the latest piece from the Agri-Pulse and Council collaboration, Andrew Mack, Principle at AMGlobal Consulting, discusses the opportunities for US businesses and AgTech to improve production, food security, and the viability of small farmer communities.
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Enhancing Communities through Public-Private Partnerships
When a community must address an issue that impacts the health, safety or quality of life for its neighbors, where is the best place to look for help? Is it the government or academic institutions? Perhaps it’s nonprofit organizations. Or maybe hope lies with local businesses. Increasingly, for many issues that impact our world today, the answer is: all of the above.
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Chicago Has the Best Weather for Amazon's HQ2. Why? No Destructive Hurricanes.
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Big Ideas and Emerging Innovations
Highlighting approaches, technologies, and ideas that have the potential to radically advance global food security.
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Americans Not Sure Trump's Policies Will Make America Safer
The 2017 Chicago Council Survey finds that majorities of Americans continue to think that international terrorism is one of the most critical threats to the United States. But the overall public is not convinced that the Trump administration's policies will make the United States safer from terrorism.
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This Week's Reads- Sixteen Years Since 9/11, How Serious Is the Threat Today?
The United States has learned a lot since the terrorist attacks in 2001 about distinguishing between a danger and an existential threat.
