February 14, 2018, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Emma Chanlett-Avery, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), This brief analyzes the 2017 ASEAN summit where four of the region's major maritime democracies discussed the revival of quadrilateral cooperation for a free and open Indo-Pacific., At the Association...

January 31, 2020, RESEARCH Policy Brief by David Nielson, Download Report (PDF), This paper diagnoses the challenges faced by governments, international organizations, and research institutions in mitigating and reversing the decline of soil quality in Africa., Key Findings, In Sub-Saharan Africa...

August 8, 2023, RESEARCH Report by Kris Hartley, iStock, Download the Report (PDF), This report outlines how cities and the private sector can collaborate on and magnify sustainability efforts that enable broad systemic change., Sustainability efforts require not only public policy interventions ...

January 24, 2018, RESEARCH Report by Rob Paral, REUTERS, Download Report (PDF), As the United States strives to build a workforce that will maintain its economic competitiveness, we must invest in education and training for foreign-born workers., Key Findings, Immigrants are significant contribut...

September 22, 2021, RESEARCH Report by Gloria Dabek, Download Report (PDF), The climate crisis necessitates a new extension agenda that prioritizes farmer needs and preferences, and promotes climate resilience and adaptation. US policy should reflect this new extension agenda to ensure farmers ha...

August 14, 2018, RESEARCH Working Paper by John Austin, Bob Jagendorf, Download Report (PDF), While the Midwest outpaces other US regions on innovation and talent-creation metrics, it continues to export its wealth and new discoveries to the coasts., Key Findings, Since the 2016 election was tipp...

August 16, 2023, RESEARCH Report by Kelly Wilson , Stephanie Mercier , and Rob Myers, Edwin Remsberg & USDA-SARE, Download Report (PDF), Regenerative agriculture can help our food and agricultural systems become more resilient., Farmers and ranchers are facing escalating challenges from climate c...

May 2, 2019, RESEARCH Report by Alexander Hitch, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), This report explores ways cities can assess the true value of their public assets, Introduction, Cities seeking to pursue such strategies need a systematic way to assess the true value of their public assets, to dev...

May 3, 2016, RESEARCH Book by Roger Thurow, Raju GPK, Proper nutrition during the first 1,000 days of a child’s life can profoundly influence an individual’s ability to grow, learn, and work., Key Findings, Through compelling stories of new mothers and babies in Uganda, India, Guatemala, and ...

December 9, 2014, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Stephanie Mercier, Timothy Eberly, Download Report (PDF), Foreign-born workers are on the land, in laboratories, and everywhere in between. Immigration reform will strengthen Midwest agriculture., Agriculture is an important part of the Midwestern econo...