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Zach Helder

Insulating Global Hunger from Petropower Geopolitics

Analysis
by Coauthors

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

Road tankers are filled with gasoline unloaded from ships anchored offshore and held in storage tanks at the Baniyas Oil Terminal in Tartous province, Syria, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026.
Ghaith Alsayed / AP
Food Security & Sustainability

When Agricultural Research Is Abandoned

Analysis
by Coauthors

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

Soil researcher Asmita Gautam, a Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University, prepares a soil sample for carbon content analysis, July 13, 2023, in West Lafayette, Ind.
Joshua A. Bickel / AP
Food Security & Sustainability

Food Security in a Changing World

Analysis
by Coauthors

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.

A shopper looks at produce at a grocery store Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in Chicago.
Erin Hooley / AP
Food Security & Sustainability