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The Global Commitment to Sustainable Development: How Are We Doing? | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog by Madeleine Nicholson checks in to see if the world is on track to achieve the lofty Sustainable Development Goals.
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The Geopolitics of Biden's G7 Trip
As world leaders meet in Japan, they are likely to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine, tensions in the Taiwan Strait, and economic coercion from China, Craig Kafura tells Steve Scully.
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The Geopolitical Implications of Fractured Fiscal Authority | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Liza Rose Cirolia shares geopolitical implications on African urban areas and city governments.
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The Gendered Impacts of Integrated Pest Management in Ethiopia and Beyond | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Integrated pest management benefits the environment, farmers' productivity, and time-strapped women around the world.
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The G7 Now Has a Plan for Countering China and Russia
"The G-7 approach has three facets: ignore Russian intimidation, economically decouple from China and court nations throughout the Global South," Paul Poast writes.
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The Future of European Energy | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The war in Ukraine has shifted public opinion toward energy independence, renewable power, and nuclear energy.
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The Foreign Policy Blob Is Bigger Than You Think | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Survey data shows the American public is more attuned to the view of “The Blob,” those working in government, than to President Trump’s views.
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The Food Waste and Climate Connection | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
If food waste were a country, it would be the world's third-largest greenhouse gas emitter behind China and the US.
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The Emerging Geopolitics of Infrastructure Competition | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The success of ambitious states will be determined by their ability to shape global infrastructures and the cities they connect around the world.
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The Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy: Insights and Evidence 7th Edition | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This book, meant for students in American foreign policy, gives a broad introduction to a wide range of domestic factors that influence US policymakers.
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The Critical Role of Women in Transforming the Food System | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Women all over the world are delivering foods to their communities, improving the nutrition and health of their household members, and transforming food systems.
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The Clash of Generations? Intergenerational Change and American Foreign Policy Views | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This Chicago Council on Global Affairs report reveals generations share opinions about international threats and foreign policy goals.
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The Chinese Communist Party's Historical Mission
"Foreign audiences should read [China's] resolution as a benchmark manifesto in the Party’s quest for China’s global power and legitimacy," writes Paul Heer in National Interest.
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The Chicago Climate Charter: North American Cities Taking Action on Climate | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Cities are leading the battle against climate change. The Chicago Climate Charter commits to seven crucial strategies for climate-related policies.
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The Chain Reaction of Climate Change and Invasive Species Spread: Impacts, Realities, and Sustainable Solutions | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The extreme climatic events that are brought on by climate change, such as floods and droughts, open new entry points for the spread of invasive species.
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The Beauty of the Bottom Up: Making Crop Improvement Work for National Programs | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs considers whether agricultural research initiatives cause solutions to be imposed from the top down.
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The American Thanksgiving Table | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This Thanksgiving, the Council survey team is serving up tables of data on turkey, pies, and politics.
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The American Public Remains Committed to Defending South Korea | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey indicates US public views North Korea’s nuclear program as one of the top threats facing the country.
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The 1998 Border Conflict behind Ethiopia's Civil War | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
A decades-old rivalry between Eritrea and the TPLF risks derailing Ethiopia’s peace deal.
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The 'Israel Model' Is a Poor Consolation Prize for Ukraine
"Offering Ukraine something other than NATO membership would send a message to Moscow that the US is committed to Ukraine’s security—but only up to a point," Paul Poast argues.
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Ten Commandments for a Digital City | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The digital revolution is rapidly transforming cities, and a new vision and set of protocols is needed for them to leverage the promises of connectivity.
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Talking the Talk – How Cities Shape Migration Narratives on the Global Agenda | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Cities use migration-focused narratives not only in an attempt to influence global discussions, but also to achieve concrete outcomes for transforming local realities.
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Takeaways from Pelosi's Trip to Taiwan | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit aroused Beijing’s ire—but more important may be the long-term trends in Taiwanese attitudes.
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Taiwan's Security Future: How Domestic Politics Impact Taipei’s Defense | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
With a presidential election fast approaching, Taipei’s defense policy could go in multiple directions.
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Support for US Commitment to NATO at 48-Year High | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
And bipartisan majorities of Americans support admitting new members to the alliance, Council polling shows.
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Strong Partners: Japanese and US Perceptions of America and the World | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
New data from the Japan Institute of International Affairs and the Council offer insights on how publics in the United States and Japan view the relationship between their countries.
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Starving for Aid: The Unseen War in Tigray | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Ethiopian government is using starvation as a weapon of war against Tigray, inducing a massive famine that requires immediate action from the international community.
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South Korea's Success in Containing the Coronavirus Highlights Importance of Digital Resilience
One of the emerging lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic is that countries and companies that digitised early are more likely to recover faster than those that did not
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SolarWinds Hack: Americans Prefer Sanctions over Retaliatory Cyberattack against Russia | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm analyze new public opinion data showing there is partisan agreement on how best to respond to the recent Russian hack.
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Social Media for Farms: A Revolutionary Agricultural Tool | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Social media can allow farmers to reach new audiences and ultimately inspire a new wave of young agriculturalists.
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Smart Cities Don't Cede Autonomy to Tech Giants | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
City leaders must ensure full transparency and public control of data and infrastructure when partnering with tech vendors on smart city solutions.
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Small Farmers, Big Retailers: Are New Sourcing Strategies a Path to Inclusion? | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
As retail-led agricultural marketing systems in emerging economies continue to develop, governments, NGOs, and companies can benefit from each other's experiences and examples to date.
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Slight Rise in US Public Concerns about Climate | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The 2015 Chicago Council Survey finds roughly four in 10 Americans believe climate change is a serious problem.
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Shaping Future-Ready Food Systems, One Crop at a Time | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
In this blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Jacqueline Hughes discusses the sustainability of food systems.
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Seven Reasons to Feel Hopeful About the Food System in the Midst of the Pandemic | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post, Alesha Black shares what hopeful news is emerging in America during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Seven Examples Where Partisan Divisions on Foreign Policy Widened in 2018 | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Democrats and Republicans increasingly grow apart on several key international issues. Here are seven examples from the 2018 Council Survey.
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Serving the Citizens—Not the Bureaucracy | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
New America's Sascha Haselmayer presents a strategic vision for city procurement.
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Security in the Age of Cities | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Securing our cities is emerging as one of the most important challenges of our time.
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Saving Detroit | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Detroit Future City plan seeks to address the city's decades of decline and calls for returning portions of vacant land to natural and agricultural uses.
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Safety and Culture Key to Realizing Micromobility's Climate Benefits | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
A Council working paper shows the climate benefits of shared mobility, but urban leaders must implement policies that make it safer and more accessible.
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Russians Want Crimea; Prefer Luhansk and Donetsk Independent | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Findings from this Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey show that Russians believe eastern areas of Ukraine should be independent states.
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Russians and Americans Sense a New Cold War | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Russians and Americans seem to sense a global alignment of democracies versus autocracies, and both publics fear a nuclear exchange.
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Rio's Global Moment | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Despite the challenges, Rio has accomplished more in the years preparing to host the Olympics than it could have without being awarded this international honor.
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Responding to State-Sponsored Theft of Intellectual Property | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Cyber theft has cost the US economy billions of dollars and has resulted in the loss of millions of jobs. The government is now being pressured to develop more comprehensive cybersecurity regulations.
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Republicans, Democrats Split on Increasing US Defense Budget | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Americans overall want to maintain defense spending. But Democrats, younger people, and those with a college education prefer cuts, while Republicans prefer expansion.
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Republicans, Democrats Divided over Federal Spending Priorities | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
While Americans support federal spending on education, healthcare, and Social Security, there partisan divides on other key issues.
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Republicans used to fear Russians. Here's what they think now.
Even everyday Republicans are now more positive than Democrats toward Russia, according to several opinion polls.
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Republicans Get behind Trump, but Not All of His Policies | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Although Donald Trump is the clear frontrunner for Republicans, the Chicago Council Survey finds that some key issues are still a challenge for those who supported another candidate.
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Republicans and Democrats Support Evacuating, Relocating Afghans to the United States | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
New Chicago Council-Ipsos polling finds large, bipartisan majorities in support of evacuating and relocating to the United States their Afghan allies and others in danger from the Taliban.
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Republicans and Democrats Split on China Policy | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Chicago Council Survey data reveals growing concern across party lines about China's economic and military power.