Commentary and Analysis

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.

Across the Midwest, the virus is revealing the always tenuous hold on a decent income for many.

Far from merely reflecting an unequal distribution of economic means, rising inequality comes with a range of toxic side effects, many of which the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown into sharp relief.

Oriana Skylar Mastro, political scientist and expert on Chinese military and security policy, takes a minute to discuss China's approach to projecting influence as a global military power and what it means for the US and its allies.

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

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.

How are men and women experiencing the effects of the coronavirus differently? Why is it important to understand these differences?

POLITICO’s Ryan Heath joins Deep Dish to explains the lessons the United States can learn from countries around that world in the effort to contain COVID-19.

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?

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.