Blog Posts

Data from the 2019 Chicago Council Survey and the Council's January 2020 omnibus poll show that there are distinct and notable differences among generations when it comes to China.

Analysis of the Rural Household Multiple Indicator Survey and how it can make development-related actions more efficient, more effective, and quicker to deploy.

During a pandemic outbreak, washing our hands is integral in stopping the spread. However, in many parts of Africa and elsewhere in the developing world, properly washing hands is a luxury—as is soap.

Council experts analyze global public opinion on COVID-19 after deaths in the United States surpassed the deaths from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

How could the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic lead to reduced food production and more food insecurity?

In this blog post from our "Field Notes" series, Jacqueline Hughes discusses the sustainability of food systems.

We live in a world of plenty, now producing enough food to feed everyone.  So why do more than 2 billion people suffer from food insecurity?

We share our top picks for books to read in the weeks ahead that delve into what sort of world might emerge when the pandemic has passed.

Tens of millions of people in East Africa, the Horn, and up through the Middle East are facing the prospect of extreme hunger as a plague of locusts spreads in the region.

With the loss of Angela Merkel, will the EU survive COVID-19, which is yet another institutional and existential blow? ​