Commentary and Analysis

Elizabeth Shackelford explains why press freedom is more than an important feature of democracy—it's a foreign policy priority.

While some areas of the world continue to see population growth—many countries in Africa, for example—fertility rates are falling everywhere else. What does that mean for geopolitics?

Aquatic food systems in Africa face many challenges and chronic underinvestment. WorldFish is trying to change that with the Fish for Africa Innovation Hub.

Susan Glasser, James Harding, and Edward Luce join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

How can the US confront human rights abuses in China, without robbing athletes of the opportunity to compete on the world stage?

Dina Smeltz and Jordan Tama discuss the Republican party's views in a post-Trump administration.

Geopolitical debates on power and competition in the Arctic have been around since the Cold War. Is a new flashpoint ahead or is the danger overblown?

While coronavirus restrictions are being incrementally removed in certain countries, some people are feeling concern at returning to the activities that had characterized their pre-pandemic lives.

New gene editing techniques more precise than CRISPRs could be the seeds for food security success.

Increasing climate crisis events necessitate bolder government response. The Growing Climate Solutions Act is one Congressional answer that advocates say benefits both farmers and the planet.