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What does it mean?
Borlaug set a record as a persistent pioneer in building cooperative global approaches to hunger alleviation.
In plain terms
He pioneered international cooperation for food.
What can you take from it?
Pioneering cooperation solves global issues.

Where it applies

  • international relations
  • global summits
  • policy groups

Putting it to work

  • build coalitions
  • solve global problems
  • persist in advocacy

Questions to consider

  • What global issues need more cooperation?

Another view

International cooperation often struggles with conflicting national interests and slow progress.

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