Commentary

While the US midterm elections may spark congressional action on tariffs, Washington is backed into a corner in the Middle East.

Taiwan and AI will serve as litmus tests for how the next Congress wants to engage with Beijing.

Polling by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the University of Texas at Austin shows the president’s policies are deeply unpopular.

The US has spent decades using economic weapons against its adversaries. Now China, Iran, and even the European Union are adopting similar tactics. Could America be fueling a global economic arms race? Georgetown professor Abraham Newman explains.

At the Warsaw Security Forum, Trump’s diesel deal and domestic tensions clouded conversations between European and American leaders.

Leslie Vinjamuri discusses the stakes for Ukraine, Europe, and Republicans heading into the midterms and how the Iran war is affecting US politics.

Geopolitical developments are having disruptive impacts on Midwestern agriculture.

When wars disrupt the trade of not just food but energy, history shows a deepening of hunger follows.

To address global hunger, Congress must reinvest in public research and development.

Experts examine how conflict, trade, AI, and declining agricultural research investment are reshaping global food systems, and what it means for the Midwest and the world.