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Nearly a decade ago, SAWBO was launched by and remains co-directed by Drs. Julia Bello-Bravo and Barry Pittendrigh, both currently faculty members at Michigan State University (MSU).

Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia each lose about 11 percent of GDP annually. In our global economy, a stunted child anywhere becomes a stunted child everywhere.

The US public sees benefits from ties with Ukraine, Taiwan, and more.

Our weekly roundup the top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

Large majorities of Democratic and Independent foreign policy elites say they are more concerned about internal threats than external ones.

Ten years after The First 1,000 Days book began, Roger Thurow revisits the featured mothers and children to see how they are faring.

In this blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Jacqueline Hughes discusses the sustainability of food systems.

Around the world, cities continue to protect the basic human rights of vulnerable populations in the face of fierce opposition from national governments.

Nationwide surveys conducted by IranPoll show that although Iranians say their country should not develop nuclear weapons, they have lost confidence in the nuclear agreement.

With Wisconsin's labor force projected to shrink as the population ages, immigrants will be a vital part of the state's future economic stability.

Regenerative agriculture can help our food and agricultural systems become more resilient.

Federal investment in space technology is crucial to help farmers fight climate change—this generation's moonshot.

This report summarizes the Transforming Industrial Regions of North America and Europe symposium, including strategies to rebuild economies and stem anti-democratic populism.

The Council's first digital Global Food Security Symposium explored the challenges facing agriculture and the innovations, approaches, and solutions needed to build a more equitable and sustainable food system.

Recent polling reveals both good and bad news for the future of US-Russian relations.

This report urges the US government focus its global food security strategy on science, increasing trade flows for agriculture and food, and incentivizing greater business activity in low-income countries.

Recommendations for how the Obama administration and Congress can restore America’s leadership in the fight against global hunger and poverty.

Political affiliation is far more closely associated with immigration policy preferences than race or ethnicity, polling finds.

A recent survey offers a look at how experts think a Trump or Harris victory will impact US foreign policy moving forward.

A March 2021 survey finds Americans see US priorities in Asia to be less about limiting the expansion of China and more about economic growth and strengthening democracy.