September 22, 2021, RESEARCH Book by Richard C. Longworth, A dual history, of a century of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and of the foreign policy battles and debates as they paraded across the Council's stage., The Council came to life in 1922 in a Chicago dominated by isolationism. It l...

January 10, 2018, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Weston S. Konishi, CDC Global, Download Report (PDF), China's growth in naval power is proceeding at a remarkable rate and foreshadows a change in the regional maritime balance of power. The US will move from being the preeminent naval power in the regio...

May 21, 2015, RESEARCH Book by Richard C. Longworth, Download Book (PDF), This book draws on the latest scholarship into global cities to explore how global cities run the world., Introduction, To understand the 21st century, we must understand global cities. If we live in a city that aspires to ...

February 24, 2023, RESEARCH Report by Rose Barbuto , Gloria Dabek , and Stephanie Mercier, James Baltz, Download Report (PDF), The United States should increase support for agricultural R&D in the next Farm Bill to ensure farmers can keep feeding the world in spite of challenges from climate chan...

November 2, 2022, RESEARCH Working Paper by John Austin, John Austin shares insights from a transatlantic convening that explores the political repercussions of economic inequality and extremist ideology., "Ownership of their own future." "Locally owned and operated solutions." "Building on ident...

September 15, 2021, RESEARCH Report by Ian Klaus and Samuel Kling, Franck Michel, Download Report (PDF), In this report edited by Ian Klaus and Samuel Kling, a diverse set of experts examine the question of rights in, and to, the city in a wide and exciting array of geographies and contexts., Int...

September 16, 2015, RESEARCH Report by Charles E. Hanrahan, Download Report (PDF), Investments in global food security alleviate poverty, spur economic growth, promote social stability, and enhance the resilience of communities in low-income regions of the world., Key Findings, Research suggests ...

October 13, 2016, RESEARCH Report by Noah J. Toly and Sam Tabory, Download Report (PDF), This report aims to better understand whether and how cities might harness their economic influence for influencing policy and governance debates at the national and international levels., Key Findings , Whe...

September 25, 2023, RESEARCH Report by Karl Friedhoff, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), Advancing the group's pillars of prosperity and development will be at the very heart of competition with China in the coming decade., The Quad—the country grouping including the United States, Japan, Austr...

June 17, 2022, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Benjamin Allen , Jacqueline Ashby , John Coonrod , and Wawira Njiru, Catholic Relief Services/Will Baxter, Download Report (PDF), Amid shifts towards inclusive agricultural development, the Center for Global Food and Agriculture offers policy recommendation...