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Norway’s Sovereign Duty (Christiana Figueres, Håvard Halland, Knut Anton Mork, Project-Syndicate)

Having built its wealth by pumping hydrocarbons out of the seabed, Norway has an obligation to leverage the power of its massive sovereign wealth...

What COVID-19 Revealed About Hunger (Brittany Kesselman, Project-Syndicate)

The pandemic has shown the importance of community-based initiatives in fighting food insecurity. Unfortunately, when the United Nations Food Systems Summit convenes this month,...

The Atlantic Alliance After Afghanistan (Gunther Hellmann, Charles A. Kupchan, Project-Syndicate)

The transatlantic alliance is enjoying a period of restoration following the damage done by former US President Donald Trump. But as the West’s messy...

World Review: AUKUS, Blinken’s Grilling, and Germany’s Elections (Steve Erlanger, Nirmal Ghosh, Halley Toosi, Ivo Daalder, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs)

This week, Secretary of State Blinken was in the Congressional hot seat defending the US exit from Afghanistan. Ivo Daalder, Steve Erlanger, Nahal Toosi, and Nirmal Ghosh examine...

Americans Say North Korea Is an Adversary, Still Prefer Diplomacy (Karl Friedhoff, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs)

Over the weekend, North Korea launched its newest cruise missiles, capable of striking targets at 1,500 kilometers and bringing all of South Korea and much of...

Reclaiming the Right to the City (Ian Klaus, Samuel Kling, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs)

In this report edited by Ian Klaus and Samuel Kling, a diverse set of experts examine the question of rights in, and to, the...

Illinois Continues to Lead in Immigrant Inclusion Policies (Rob Paral, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs)

The state of Illinois and Greater Chicago have some of the largest immigrant populations in North America. Metropolitan Chicago alone is home to 1.6...

Europe’s first Multidomain Task Force tests high-altitude balloons for targeting in Norway (Jen Judson, Defense News)

The 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade stages “Lorraine 1918”, a multiple launcher rocket system, during a rehearsal during the...

Joint military drill to kick off in Ukraine as Congress seeks air defense boost for the country (Jen Judson, Defense News)

A Ukrainian soldiers fires a missile with a man-portable air defense system during drills near the city of Shchastya, north of Lugansk, on Dec....

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