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Kim Heys's blog This week, French President Emmanuel Macron enjoyed the first official state visit to President Trump's White House. It was an opportunity for the two leaders to show how well they get along. But the question overshadowing the vi ...


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Kim Heys's blog Council President Ivo Daalder (@IvoHDaalder), former US ambassador to NATO, answers your questions on pressing global affairs and foreign policy issues in our new video series #AskIvo. For this first episode, we invited Council intern ...




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Emily Baker's blog The immigration debate at the federal level ignores how vital immigrants are to the future economic growth of the Midwest. The Chicago Council’s recent report, “ Ready to Work: Understanding Immigrant Skills to Build a Competitive ...


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Emily Baker's blog On the national level, migrant and refugee issues have roiled the politics of one country after another. But the tenor of migration politics differs across scales of government. There are promising developments at both the global a ...