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We share our top picks for books to read in the weeks ahead that delve into what sort of world might emerge when the pandemic has passed.

Aquatic food systems in Africa face many challenges and chronic underinvestment. WorldFish is trying to change that with the Fish for Africa Innovation Hub.

This report seeks to dive into global city rankings and illustrate how methodologies, definitions, data use, and conclusions vary wildly from ranking to ranking.

President Jair Bolsonaro might be leaving office, but the country’s political trust issues are far from resolved.

Check out our round up of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development!

By investing in infrastructure, the United States can prepare communities to participate in a changing economy, increase access to opportunity, and address challenges highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Check out the week's top stories in food, agriculture, and global development.

Cyber theft has cost the US economy billions of dollars and has resulted in the loss of millions of jobs. The government is now being pressured to develop more comprehensive cybersecurity regulations.

Roughly $24 billion in military aid has been authorized for Ukraine since August—dwarfing total US assistance to the country in all previous years.

The report examines two important locales experienced by refugees: permanent camp settings, such as in Za’atari, Jordan, and transitory arrival centers, such as in Lampedusa, Italy.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post, Lisa Moon explains food loss and waste.

Muthana and Begum’s requests to return to their home countries after joining ISIS have shattered stereotypes of women’s roles in terrorism.

This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs explains how we can give power back to nation-states to transform international affairs.

Examples around the world make clear that density—whether low or high—is no excuse when it comes to the appalling number of COVID-19 cases facing the United States.

Both the United States and Germany are seeing evolving economies in their respective "rust belts," formerly robust engines of the industrial era.

Regenerative agriculture helps build just food economies, protecting Indigenous ways of knowing despite outside pressure to conform to globalized agricultural practices.

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

In promoting economic renewal in industrial heartland regions, leaders must avoid language that condemns these regions and their citizens to passivity.

Cities are key actors in the fight against climate change. Progress made in data collection on city involvement in global governance is crucial to their success.

The United States will have to take the lead in rebuilding trust and confidence in its security commitments—including the nuclear guarantee.