Molly Meyer's blog hp-dd-chile-constitution-870x480.jpg Last Sunday, an overwhelming 78 percent of Chileans voted to replace the country’s existing constitution after a year of large-scale protests driven by social movements and economic inequality. ...
Craig Kafura's blog President Obama’s executive action to provide deportation relief to an estimated five million undocumented immigrants―announced just last night, on the coattails of the Republican Party’s resounding mid-term election victory―puts ...
Craig Kafura's blog This post is published in collaboration with The Chicago Council's Global Food for Thought blog. By Marcus Glassman, Research Associate, Global Agriculture & Food, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs A recent study ...
Lily Wojtowicz's blog In early February 2019, the United States withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty following President Trump’s October 2018 (and the Obama administration’s July 2014) accusations that Russia was failing t ...
Dina Smeltz's blog The first presidential debate, scheduled for September 29, will feature 15-minute segments on several topics that include the COVID-19 pandemic, race and violence in cities, election integrity and the economy. The just-released 202 ...
Brendan Helm's blog In early August, President Trump signed executive orders aimed at ending the use of two Chinese-owned mobile applications, WeChat and TikTok, in the United States. Starting on September 20, the orders direct US companies to neithe ...
Roger Thurow joined the Chicago Council on Global Affairs as senior fellow on global food and agriculture in January 2010 after three decades at The Wall Street Journal. For 20 years, he was a foreign correspondent based in Europe and Africa. His coverage ...
Join Chicago Council Emerging Leader Dr. Nirav Shah for a discussion on the recent Ebola outbreak and the political, economic, and ethical complexities surrounding infectious pandemics. Covering everything from Africa’s economic forecast to energy innovat ...
Anonymous's blog This post by senior fellow Roger Thurow originally appeared on the Outrage and Inspire blog. Zipporah Biketi was living in a shrinking world when I first met her back in 2011. Her imagination rarely stretched beyond the boundaries o ...
Anonymous's blog The African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) 2014 is underway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Driven by this year’s theme, “Beyond the Tipping Point: a New Vision and Strategies for Inclusive and Sustainable Transformation,” AGRF 2014 brings ...
