“Biden will need to cobble together every vote of the last coalition to win,” Chicago Council on Global Affairs's Dina Smeltz 🌻 told Daniel Block. More on the 2024 election in The Atlantic ⬇️ brnw.ch/21wJnrK

'Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s statements since reversing his position on 🇺🇸 military aid for Ukraine suggest that the issue had become personal for him. But that alone seems insufficient to explain the change in his views,' writes Paul Poast. brnw.ch/21wJmxq

'The key to a final deal doesn’t lie with Washington or Riyadh, however — it lies with Israel. Or, more precisely, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Cabinet,' Ivo Daalder writes in his latest @POLITICO column. brnw.ch/21wJmjv

Several large, Chicago-based firms have expanded into or relocated to Ireland since 2021—but that’s only half the story. Read this week's #ChicagoGlobal article to learn why Irish companies are also coming to Chicago. 🇮🇪⤵️ brnw.ch/21wJm5d

In his latest column for World Politics Review, Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast explores why House Speaker Mike Johnson might have shifted course on Ukraine and what it means for US aid moving forward. brnw.ch/21wJkLM

In a new column for East Asia Forum, the Council's Marshall M Bouton Fellow for Asia Studies Karl Friedhoff argues that President Yoon Suk-yeol will look to make his mark overseas now that his domestic support has drastically declined. brnw.ch/21wJkEY

'Netanyahu has been clear. He doesn’t want any sort of pathway, let alone a 🇵🇸 state. He wants 🇮🇱 to control Gaza and the West Bank — though evidently without taking responsibility for the welfare of its people,' Ivo Daalder writes in @POLITICO. brnw.ch/21wJkkP

“Nothing we could do in any of the other states could replicate what we gained in Chicago, in terms of just the relationships that we’ve established and the understanding of the market,” CEO of Vivid Edge Tracy O'Rourke tells #ChicagoGlobal . brnw.ch/21wJk3I

'Saudi-Israel normalization would create a strong basis to counter Iran and its axis of resistance,' Ivo Daalder writes in @POLITICO.

'The alternative is simply more chaos, more war and more escalation. The choice is Israel’s to make.' brnw.ch/21wJixb

South Korean President Yoon hits a domestic dead end by Chicago Council on Global Affairs's senior fellow Karl Friedhoff eastasiaforum.org/2024/04/28/sou…

In this week's #ChicagoGlobal article, AJ Caughey explores how a trade delegation for female Irish entrepreneurs persuaded them to expand to Chicago. brnw.ch/21wJifh

To understand House Speaker Mike Johnson's position, Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast writes, 'one must ask a key question: Why did Johnson think 'American boys,' including his own, might eventually have to be sent to Ukraine if the aid was not given?' brnw.ch/21wJhPF

For stadiums around the world, the financing debate between public funds and private investment remains an obstacle—one that the Bears must overcome if they build their new stadium.

Learn more about this ongoing funding debate in #ChicagoGlobal .
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After the recent shutdown on Clark Street, this week's #ChicagoGlobal article examines how other global cities have codified and expanded outdoor dining since the pandemic. brnw.ch/21wJgam

'The question of whether new stadiums ultimately get the green light often comes down to how they are financed,' Jack Benjamin writes, and that includes the new stadium proposed by the #Bears . He digs into this key financing debate in #ChicagoGlobal . brnw.ch/21wJf6D

“There is this idea of seeing streets as theater, in the broadest sense, where civic life plays itself out,” Doug Voight of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill tells #ChicagoGlobal .

“It’s something we’re seeing a great deal of interest from many cities in which we work.”
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'It would be too much to say that Johnson had a Churchillian moment. But his decision-making perfectly captured Churchill’s famous observation about U.S. action on the global stage,' Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast writes in World Politics Review 👇 brnw.ch/21wJe3o

Award-winning journalist and bestselling 📚 author David Sanger shared some 🔑 insights about the new cold wars (you read that right, wars, plural!) from his new book.

Click the link ⬇️ to watch their convo & drop your thoughts in the 💬.
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A plurality of Russian young adults say protecting the country from direct military threats should take precedence in the making of Russian foreign policy (36%), new Chicago Council on Global Affairs-Левада-Центр polling finds. More analysis 🇷🇺👇 brnw.ch/21wJe0v

'The reality is that what happened demonstrated just how much the effectiveness of Israel’s anti-missile defenses depends on the US and the cooperation of other countries,' argues Ivo Daalder in a new @POLITICO column. brnw.ch/21wJdT4