// An anthology of essays by the Great Powers and Urbanization Channel, offering a one stop shop for national security officials and urbanists alike trying to navigate global challenges in an urban world. Published by Diplomatic Courier in partnership with the Great Powers and Urbanization Project a joint initiative of the University of Pennsylvania's Perry World House, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the University of Melbourne's Connected Cities Lab, the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs, the Argentine Council for International Relations, and the African Centre for Cities.
Feb 08, 2022 // China's evolving economic and geopolitical strategy is spreading to infrastructure and cities worldwide. The most recent example of this is the launch of the China-Laos Railway, writes Raether Distinguished Professor of Global Urban Studies Xiangming Chen.
Feb 07, 2022 // Understanding the complexity of geopolitical competition in the 21st century is impossible without understanding urbanization and cities as well, and the growth of Asian megacities could be set to change balances of power, writes FutureMap Founder Parag Khanna.
// Published by Diplomatic Courier in partnership with the Argentine Council for International Relations (CARI), the Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
NEW GEOGRAPHY-The ongoing pandemic is reshaping the geography of our planet, helping some areas, and hurting others.
In the West, the clear winners have been the sprawling suburbs and exurbs, while dense cores have been dealt a powerful blow. The pandemic also has accelerated class differences and inequality, with poor and working-class people around the world paying the dearest price.
These conclusions are based on data we have repeatedly updated. Despite some variations, our earlier conclusions hold up: the virus wreaked the most havoc in areas of high urban density. This first became evident in the alarming pre-lockdown fatalities that occurred in New York City and the suburban commuting shed from which many of the employees in the huge Manhattan business district are drawn. Similar patterns have been seen in Europe and Asia as well.