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Nonpartisan insights, solutions, and dialogue on critical global issues since 1922. RTs, likes ≠ endorsements.
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    Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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    Jun 19
    The Chicago Council on Global Affairs brings together the people, perspectives, and expertise needed to navigate the most consequential questions of our time — from alliances and Middle East policy to AI, energy, food security, and the future of democracy itself. As the United
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    Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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    Oct 27, 2022
    "If #Ethiopia stops fighting, the war ends, but if #Tigray stops fighting, in the absence of international oversight and an inclusive peace process, the impoverished people of Tigray might end instead," writes @lizzyshackelfor in @chicagotribune.
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    Elizabeth Shackelford: The world’s worst war you aren’t watching is in Ethiopia
    From chicagotribune.com
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    Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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    Mar 5, 2022
    Putin "plays geopolitical poker, and he keeps raising the stakes. Someone should call the bluff." Seven years ago, chess grandmaster @Kasparov63 saw the warning signs of the West's weak response to growing 🇷🇺 aggression. Watch full program here ⤵️ bit.ly/3hHnSGN
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    Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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    Oct 20, 2022
    "The best available numbers suggest that the scale of death in #Ethiopia exceeds that in Ukraine many times over. And yet Ethiopia has received a small fraction of attention, both from policymakers and the media," writes @lizzyshackelfor. @chicagotribune
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    Elizabeth Shackelford: The world’s worst war you aren’t watching is in Ethiopia
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    Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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    Mar 28, 2019
    The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is honored to host a Directors' Circle roundtable with President @NAkufoAddo of #Ghana on Monday, April 1. Watch the livestream at 5:30 pm CT to hear his remarks on Ghana's growth and future. bit.ly/2U0kHk8 #GlobalAffairsLive
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    Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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    Mar 29, 2019
    The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is honored to welcome President @NAkufoAddo of Ghana to Chicago for a Directors' Circle roundtable on April 1. Watch his remarks about the future of #Ghana and West #Africa via livestream at 5:30 pm CT on Monday: bit.ly/2HIa7rL
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    Dec 16, 2022
    "#Tigray is in desperate need of support, yet the international community has taken no serious action to stop the #Ethiopian government’s starvation of the Tigrayan people," argue @NatalieBurdsall and @fk_yeb in #GFFT @GlobalAgDev.
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    Starving for Aid: The Unseen War in Tigray
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    Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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    Jul 15, 2020
    🕗 It's not too late to sign-up for our 7/15 program on autonomy and democracy in #HongKong with activist and @demosisto founding chairperson @nathanlawkc + @FT's @EdwardGLuce. Registration is free, and available worldwide ➔ bit.ly/3ftd8sV
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    Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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    Oct 24, 2022
    Tigrayan fighters fear "a genocide of the people of Tigray." writes @lizzyshackelfor. "Given the language and actions of #Ethiopia so far, along with the death toll and atrocities already committed, there is little reason not to take them seriously."
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    Elizabeth Shackelford: The world’s worst war you aren’t watching is in Ethiopia
    From chicagotribune.com
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    Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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    Feb 20, 2023
    "In short, the West has emerged stronger in response to Putin’s aggression and is now totally committed to ensuring Russia’s strategic defeat." As the anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war approaches, @IvoHDaalder looks at where Russia stands now.
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    Consequences of Putin’s war go beyond its implications for Russia
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    Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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    Jul 20, 2022
    Turkish President Erdogan's meeting with Putin and Raisi have raised some eyebrows in NATO. "As any real friend to NATO would, I have to ask: is Turkey today really the Turkey you were drawn to as a partner 70 years ago?" writes Sr Fellow @LizzyShackelfor.
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    Elizabeth Shackelford: When it comes to Turkey, NATO needs to consider divorce
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    Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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    Mar 8, 2021
    Hear @SecretaryPete speak on pursuing equitable transit systems on March 18 at Pursuing Equity, a free #PritzkerForum on Global Cities virtual event. Register here 👉🏼 bit.ly/2TREqQM
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    Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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    Sep 17, 2022
    How does #Putin’s war on #Ukraine affect #Russia as a great power? @FSIStanford's @McFaul & @TheWilsonCenter's @Lucian_Kim discuss on this week's episode of the Deep Dish #podcast. 🎧⤵️ bit.ly/3QQqxNB
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    Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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    Sep 23, 2022
    Russia’s faltering invasion of Ukraine has isolated its economy, degraded its military, and undermined its international standing. @McFaul and @Lucian_Kim join @bt_hanson to discuss the war and whether 🇷🇺 can still be considered a great power at all. 🎧⤵️ bit.ly/3BlEs8I