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This Week's Reads- What Obama Leaves
This Week's Reads look back at some of the setbacks and successes of Obama’s foreign policy, and peer into the world awaiting President-elect Trump.
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Council Experts Election Reaction: Cities and Immigration
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Council Experts Election Reaction: Foreign Policy and Global Engagement
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Council Experts Election Reaction: Climate Change
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Council Experts Election Reaction: Asia and South Asia
External Commentary
Council Experts Election Reaction: Global Food and Agriculture
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One More Question with Professors Gordon and Mokyr
Renowned Northwestern Economists Robert Gordon and Joel Mokyr debated the future of the economy at the Council on October 31. We asked them: What is the one question you wish someone would have asked you today?
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Guest Commentary – Global Food Security: A Past, Present, and Future Approach
In the latest from the Agri-Pulse and Council column series, Senator Pat Roberts discusses the importance of investment in agriculture and food security research.
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Everything You Wanted to Know about Trade Deficits, but Were Afraid to Ask
President-elect Trump has based much of his announced trade policy on the idea that bilateral trade deficits represent failure. Presumably better trade deals would deliver balance or a surplus. Here’s a primer on trade deficits
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Big Ideas and Emerging Innovations
Highlighting approaches, technologies, and ideas that have the potential to radically advance global food security.