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The Plague You've Never Heard About Could be as Destructive as COVID-19

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Global Food for Thought by Coauthors

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.

A farmer holds a sorghum plant destroyed after a swarm of locusts invaded his farm in Ethiopia
Reuters
Food and Agriculture

A Future for the European Union After the Pandemic?

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Global Insight by Karin Larson

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

Flag of European Union on top of German Reichstag
Christian Lue
Global Politics

Reducing Food Loss and Waste by Improving Smallholder Storage

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Global Food for Thought by Coauthors

Reducing postharvest losses by half would result in enough food to feed a billion people, increase smallholder income levels and minimize pressure on natural resources.

A farmer rides a tractor through a crop while harvesting
Jed Owen
Food and Agriculture

Global Publics Respond to Increase in COVID-19 Restrictions

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Governments around the world impose increasing restrictions upon their citizens’ daily lives as the number of active infections surges worldwide. How are global publics reacting?

A man in PPE stands in an empty airport
Govind Krishnan
Public Opinion

Despite Unfavorable Views of the War in Afghanistan, Americans Split on Complete Withdrawal

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Running Numbers by Eliza Posner

Although the American public doesn't believe the war with Afghanistan was worth the cost, they also think the US should maintain bases in the country.

A US helicopter in Afghanistan
Captain Brian Harris
Defense and Security

Systems Thinking at Work in South Asia's Food Production

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Global Food for Thought by Coauthors

How can we achieve food and nutritional security in ways that also enhance rural livelihoods, reduce environmental degradation, and boost agriculture’s resilience?

A farmer rides a tractor through a crop while harvesting
Jed Owen
Food and Agriculture

Global Public Opinion on Continued COVID-19 Response

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Council experts analyze global public opinion after the WHO officially declared the spread of COVID-19 a global pandemic.

A social distance marker on the ground in London
Chloe Evans
Global Health

What We Can Learn From COVID-19 about Pandemics and Resilient Cities

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Global Insight by Robert Muggah

As COVID-19 spreads around the world, Council expert Robert Muggah shares his viewpoints on pandemics, why they are becoming more common, and how cities can help minimize current and future threats.

A person gets their temperature checked during the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing
Kian Zhan
Global Health

Resilience+: How & Why Risk Management Innovations Reduce Poverty and Spur Agricultural Growth

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Global Food for Thought by Michael Carter

​A growing body of research shows that resilience in itself may only be part of a of greater opportunity when the risk of weather-related disasters is what holds people back.

People carry food and supplies up stairs during a flood in Southeast Asia
Ny Menghor
Food and Agriculture

Midwestern Voters Aren't Ready for Revolution

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Global Insight by Richard C. Longworth

Where once there was one Midwest, rising and falling with the industrial era, there are now two Midwests, marching to different economic drummers.

View of the exterior of a factory in the midwest
Lucas Ludwig
Global Politics