"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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- 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
- "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
- 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
- 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
- "#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.
- 🕗 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
- 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."
- "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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Registration is now open for #GlobalCities2018! Join thought leaders and decision makers developing innovative solutions to advance their own cities for three days in Chicago, June 6-8: bit.ly/2BAiz8D
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