Stories by Shanika Gunaratna

Former Chicago TV personality Anupy Singla wants you to try your luck at vegan Indian cooking. She shares some of her best secrets from the kitchen.

We take you one hour north of Chicago to Hackmatack, a new wildlife refuge that's one of Illinois' best-kept secrets.

We revisit a story about how small, pop-up, organic community gardens are challenging people's perceptions about life in Chicago.

Beekeeping in Chicago is legal, relatively easy and increasingly popular. We take a look at the largely unseen world of rooftop bees, and the people who care for them.

The city unveils a draft of its first cultural plan in 25 years. We talk with the woman behind this ambitious plan to boost Chicago's arts scene.

The Frank Lloyd Wright you may not know -- young, inexperienced, and trying to find his way in the vast city of Chicago. A new exhibition takes a rare look at the architect's early years.

We explore how small, pop-up, organic community gardens are challenging people's perceptions about life in Chicago.

From war veterans to Occupiers to anarchists, we take a look at the vast range of people represented at the anti-NATO protests.

In private moment caught on mic, President Obama said he’ll have more “flexibility” to negotiate with Russia after re-election.

On May 20 to 22, 2012, President Barack Obama will welcome leaders from NATO’s 28 member states to his hometown of Chicago for a high-level meeting on international security, economics, and other pressing 21st century concerns. 

Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark says NATO is “the most successful alliance in history.”

Led by Prime Minister David Cameron, the United Kingdom runs NATO’s second largest military.

Dramatic developments in the war-torn country are complicating NATO’s already precarious plans for withdrawal.

For President Barack Obama, hosting the NATO summit in his hometown of Chicago is an opportunity to boost his diplomatic credentials during his re-election campaign.

Germany led talks of economic reforms and bailouts in the European Union this past year.

France has been a reluctant partner in the NATO mission in Afghanistan.

Turkey serves as the eastern anchor in the NATO alliance, sharing a border with non-member states such as Syria, Iraq and Iran.

Greece went bankrupt last year, highlighting decades of central government mismanagement.

One of NATO’s harshest critics is President-elect Vladimir Putin, Russia’s longtime leader, who was just voted in to a third term.

This year, NATO grabbed headlines for its active intervention in Libya, a non-member state in North Africa.

President Giorgio Napolitano is trying to undo two decades of widespread corruption and poor management

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is the only foreign policy think tank in Chicago.