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Queering Farming: How LGBTQIA+ Farmers are Reimagining Agriculture

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Global Food for Thought by Natalie Burdsall

Queer farmers are challenging discriminatory legacies in agriculture, and envisioning an agricultural system that uplifts and celebrates LBGTQIA+ people.

An Ashokra farm worker stands in a field of crops.
Ashokra Farm
Food and Agriculture

Internal Military Rift in Russia

In the News
MSNBC
Ivo H. Daalder

"We need to be very clear that there will be truly serious consequences if [Putin] escalates this conflict," Council President Ivo Daalder tells Alicia Menendez.

Screenshot of Ivo Daalder at right speaking on MSNBC next to footage of Putin at left. US Foreign Policy

Stewarding Resources to Preserve Food Security

Podcast
Youth in Agriculture: Transforming Local Food Systems

We need smart and efficient food systems to preserve the Earth—are young people the silver bullet?

Mohammed Abdul, a farmer who said he 'had to start from the beginning' after losing all his farm inputs to violent attacks in Nigeria's north, works on a rice farm in Agatu village on the outskirts of Benue State in northcentral Nigeria.
AP Photos/Chinedu Asadu
Food and Agriculture

Blinken Says He Warned China about Military, Intel Activities in Cuba

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VOA
Paul Heer

China's actions in Cuba reflect its increased parity with the United States on the world stage, argues Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer.

Paul Heer on Zoom speaking to VOA with bookshelf in the background and a white wall. Defense and Security

Rethinking our Engagement with the Global South

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

The West is failing to win over the Global South and the lack of support for the Ukraine war demonstrates why it matters.

President Joe Biden speaks as he participates in the US-Africa Summit Leaders Session on partnering on the African Union's Agenda 2063
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Global Politics

Revolutionizing Agriculture through Youth Engagement

Podcast
Youth in Agriculture: Transforming Local Food Systems

How can advancements in technology and nutrition revolutionize the global food system?

A farmer works to move a herd to another field at his family's ranch in Glen Flora, Texas.
AP Photos/Eric Gay
Food and Agriculture

Rethinking Conflict Resolution in Sudan

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

How can international partners help pave the way for a more peaceful future in Sudan?

People gather to collect water in Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, May 28, 2023.
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Defense and Security

Innovating Forward: Committing to Food and Agriculture

Podcast
Youth in Agriculture: Transforming Local Food Systems

The Youth in Agriculture podcast examines new innovations required to improve the food system.

Abbie Doane-Simon, of Green City Growers, cultivates produce in a rooftop garden on the third-base side of Fenway Park in Boston.
AP Photos/Elise Amendola
Food and Agriculture

Closing the Gap: Solving Food Waste to End Hunger in America

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Global Food for Thought by Clayton Elbel

The 2023 Farm Bill presents a watershed moment in solving food loss and waste in the United States.

Aaron Nichols holds rich soil on his farm on March 17, 2023, in the unincorporated community of Helvetia, Oregon.
AP Photos/Andrew Selsky
Food and Agriculture

Making Cyberspace Safe for Democracy

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

How can cyber technologies erode democracy?

Rep. Kat Cammack, questions TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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Tech and Science