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This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs explores how the effects from COVID-19 could lead to reduced food production and more food insecurity.

A new study reveals the place-based grievances stoking right-wing populism in German industrial regions.

Were the recommendations in the Center on Global Food and Agriculture's 2015 nutrition report successful? The Council examines this question in the first part of our 2021 series to find out.

The fallout from the removal of President Pedro Castillo has revealed a young democracy in dire straits.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs paper indicates history must guide cities to approach new transportation in a proactive and holistic fashion.

This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs explains how smallholder farmers in the drylands are among the most affected in a warming world.

Liza Rose Cirolia shares geopolitical implications on African urban areas and city governments.

Big data can be an asset in the fight against hunger, but it needs a public digital architecture.

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

Pattis Family Foundation Global Cities Book Award nominee Edward Glaeser examines the gaps in health care, education, and governance laid bare by the pandemic.

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

Activities to support resilient livelihoods must be combined with peacebuilding, conflict resolution efforts, and investment in food security.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores tensions between these two key US allies in Asia – Japan and South Korea.

Our weekly roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

One of the defining features of 2020 has been the declaration of seemly one crisis after another, but why are some events declared crisis and why are others not?

Can an administration that up to this point has been belligerent towards traditional US democratic allies and has rejected many forms of multilateralism be able to turn the page and shift from "America First" to "American Led"?

This report offers several recommendations to help shape the integrity and relevance of international organizations in this new urban world order.

Through stories of new mothers and babies, this book explores the promise of a transformative worldwide initiative to end early childhood malnutrition.

 In this blog post, we explain the The Agricultural Intelligence Measures Act, or AIM Act, which would protect our agriculture system.

American weapons play a key role in the defense strategies of both US partners.