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In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog, Katelyn Jones explains the Agriculture Matrix and how farmers are using artificial intelligence.

During a pandemic outbreak, washing our hands is integral in stopping the spread. However, in many parts of Africa and elsewhere in the developing world, properly washing hands is a luxury—as is soap.

Leaders from the US and Europe have much to learn from one another in building strategies to foster economic renewal in formerly industrial regions.

Global cities are products of a liberal world order that is under threat from the rise of populist nationalism, protectionism, and growing authoritarianism.

In an article published in the journal Globalizations, senior fellow Noah Toly explores the relationship between London and the UK's decision to leave the EU.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has promoted despondency and hopelessness to the extent that citizens become paralyzed and incapable of challenging the political status quo.

New statements by a North Korean diplomat may indicate that the upcoming Singapore summit is in peril of failing.

Women and girls make up 60 percent of the world’s chronically hungry population and are 10 percent more likely than men to experience food insecurity.

A secure food supply chain is critical to ensure that the COVID-19 crisis does not become a cycle of food insecurity and illness. We must rethink our food supply.

Thirty leaders from Latin American and Caribbean countries met to discuss how to improve safety, reduce violence, and ultimately better the lives of young people living in cities.

The Midwest has faced a decline in manufacturing for decades, but if states in the region work together, it can remain a vital part of the regional economy.

In picking fronts that offer the paths of least resistance, trilateral cooperation will maximize the presence of all three countries in ASEAN, maintaining balance in the region and making collective progress toward economic and development goals.

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.

With an extension on Brexit in place, we revisit the prospects of a future trade agreement between the UK and the US.  

This paper offers actions businesses, governments, foundations, and community organizations can explore to ramp up ecosystems for future youth entrepreneurs.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog William Testa and Alexander Hryhorczuk explain economic globalization in cities along the Great Lakes.

This report examines implications of increasingly influential roles of global business, agricultural research, and the limited national research capacity of developing countries.

As the country splinters along geographic and ideological lines, post-election divisions could portend the rise of a new American city-state movement.

Catch the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development in our Global Food for Thought news brief.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explains how single-cell proteins (SCPs) could be a more sustainable alternative to fishmeal.