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We share our top picks for books to read in the weeks ahead that delve into what sort of world might emerge when the pandemic has passed.

The coronavirus pandemic has rendered journalism and freedom of the press even more vulnerable than in previous years, especially in countries that were already facing difficulties.

Highlights from recent Deep Dish podcast episodes covering COVID-19 response in Germany, New Zealand, Japan, Europe, and South Korea.  

The Igarapé Institute’s Ilona Szabó and the Financial Times' Andres Schipani join Deep Dish to examine turmoil in South America’s largest economy.

Nearly a decade ago, SAWBO was launched by and remains co-directed by Drs. Julia Bello-Bravo and Barry Pittendrigh, both currently faculty members at Michigan State University (MSU).

Inevitably, the COVID-19 pandemic will change how people across the world think about foreign relations. Craig Kafura looks at Australia as a case study for how these changes affect public opinion.

Global Cities intern Paula Pelletier examines what cities should do with programs formed in response to COVID-19.

Advancing the group's pillars of prosperity and development will be at the very heart of competition with China in the coming decade.

Gain insight into the spread and impact of pandemics, why they are becoming more common, and how cities can help minimize threats now and into the future.

Most Americans trust the information they receive from medical experts, distrust what they see on social media, and there is a partisan divide on trusting information from the US government and media.

The pandemic, supply chains, and inflation hit this holiday shopping season. Are trade politics to blame? The Economist's Soumaya Keynes joins Deep Dish to discuss.

Americans are less worried about COVID-19 than they have been at any point since the initial shutdown in early 2020, Council polling finds.

In this blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, we dig deeper into how the pandemic has affected immigrants to the US.

The WHO has officially declared the spread of COVID-19 a global pandemic. How is the public reacting around the world?

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light an opportunity for moving societies towards inclusion and social cohesion, rather than xenophobia.

On some of the most significant issues of the day, including how the United States should respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Americans across party lines are in agreement, albeit often for different reasons.

John Austin and Alexander Hitch examine policies and priorities to drive equitable economic recovery in the Midwest in a world reshaped by COVID-19.