June 16, 2016, RESEARCH Report by Andrea Durkin, Vaishnav Chogale, Download Report (PDF), India is forecast to experience the largest increase in urban population of any country in the world. India's cities could have another 404 million mouths to feed by the year 2050., Executive Summary, Cities...

April 24, 2013, RESEARCH Report by Philip G. Pardey and Jason M. Beddow, Download Report (PDF), This report examines implications of increasingly influential roles of global business, agricultural research, and the limited national research capacity of developing countries., Introduction, The Chi...

June 17, 2021, RESEARCH Report by Sascha Haselmayer, Download Report (PDF), New America's Sascha Haselmayer presents a strategic vision for city procurement., Executive Summary, In a volatile and changing world, one government function is in a position to address challenges ranging from climate c...

June 23, 2016, RESEARCH Working Paper by Kathryn Reilly, Jason Pofahl, Download Report (PDF), This paper calls for a reimagined global retirement account that's tailored to bolster retirement security for today's global workforce., Over the past 50 years, trends in employer-sponsored benefits, p...

October 28, 2014, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Sara McElmurry , and Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), This survey showed that opinion was split on whether these unaccompanied minors should be treated as refugees or undocumented immigrants., Introduction, The arrival...

June 16, 2014, RESEARCH Report by Rob Paral, Lucas Ludwig, Download Report (PDF), This report examines how immigrants offset population decline and an aging workforce in Midwest metropolitan areas., Immigration is a demographic lifeline for metropolitan areas throughout the 12-state Midwest regio...

March 19, 2019, RESEARCH Report by Mark W. Rosegrant, Download Report (PDF), This report examines the urgent challenges created by water scarcity and the impact on food security., Introduction, Successful, sustainable water management in agriculture is imperative to achieve the food and nutrition...

August 24, 2017, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Sara McElmurry, Louis Hansel, Download Report (PDF), In order for the Midwest's hospitality industry to truly thrive, reform for the immigration system is imperative., Executive Summary, The leisure and hospitality sector is a crucial part of the Midwest ...

September 18, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Sara McElmurry, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Partisan divides on immigration issues are at their widest points. Democrats’ concerns have dropped dramatically, but Republicans continue to see it as a large threat., Introdu...

September 2, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Yawei Liu , Nick Zeller , and Sam Dong, Mark Schiefelbein / AP, Download Report (PDF), New polling from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and The Carter Center offers a rare window into how Chinese citizens view...