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This report looks at emerging cities—namely Beijing, Shanghai, and Taipei—and their ability to attract, retain, and generate flows of ideas, capital, and people.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post, Michael Tiboris explains how water insecurity has profoundly disproportionate effects on women.

Agricultural development and other food security efforts make the food supply more reliable and affordable, which hedges against civil strife.

Global Cities Officer Rachel Abrams reflects on connecting city leaders from oceans away.

Roger Thurow examines the question of how to conquer global hunger and malnutrition while also saving the planet from the strain on our environment, biodiversity, and health.

Through infrastructure investments, economic integration, and green and digital transitions, the EU's Global Gateway will shape Africa and its cities as new hubs for development.

This paper seeks to raise awareness of the growing global obesity epidemic and the need to address the economic, security, and humanitarian threats it poses.

The Port of Darwin shows the potential of China's Belt and Road Initiative as social infrastructure, but also the challenges in materializing its benefits.

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.

Two case studies from Bogotá and Chicago demonstrate how cities embraced participatory governance frameworks in their COVID-19 pandemic responses.

Lima 2035 shares their ambitious plan to change urban food systems to transform the world’s driest megacity.

An essay about food insecurity and child hunger by Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ Roger Thurow.

Investing in regenerative agriculture opens a world of possibilities for the agricultural sector.

The success of ambitious states will be determined by their ability to shape global infrastructures and the cities they connect around the world.

Council Distinguished Fellow and Former Executive Director of the World Food Program Catherine Bertini reflects on why elevating women and girls worldwide matters.

America’s unconditional security sector assistance has helped facilitate Ethiopia’s violent responses to opposition.

Kyiv, a capital city under siege, falters under the dangers of urbicide. As the victor emerges, so too does a new world order.

This paper diagnoses the challenges faced in mitigating and reversing the decline of soil quality in Africa.

The White House Situation Room has entertained grandstanding that betrays the seriousness of the "Sit Room" and its national security function.

Chicagoans may love to compare the city to New York, but Chicago occupies a second tier of global cities that are centers of learning, culture, and business.