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The project was designed to help illuminate the challenges and opportunities facing the Chicago region as it adapts to a new global order.

Efforts geared toward smallholder farmers have become more efficient and effective over the past several decades.

Erin Sweeney provides guest commentary on food, agriculture, and forestry in Southeast Asia.

When cities, such as Chicago or Paris, host major events, they often make decisions that are good for business but not always good for those who live there.

As retail-led agricultural marketing systems in emerging economies continue to develop, governments, NGOs, and companies can benefit from each other's experiences and examples to date.

According to a new report, Midwestern policymakers—rather than federal leadership—must take action on immigration policy.

In order for the Midwest's hospitality industry to truly thrive, reform for the immigration system is imperative.

Millions of people in East Africa, the Horn, and up through the Middle East are facing the prospect of extreme hunger as a plague of locusts spreads in the region.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs report concludes organizations need to address diversity specifically as intersectional going forward.

This toolkit presents a list of steps that ensure the entire research and development process uses equity, diversity, and inclusion as guiding principles at every stage.

The Music Box Theatre brings international horror films to Chicago because they can make you terrified of things you didn't know you could be afraid of. Curators think audiences' shrieks, shouts, and screams bring people and cultures together.

Cities use migration-focused narratives not only in an attempt to influence global discussions, but also to achieve concrete outcomes for transforming local realities.

Cities are the primary reception point for migrants and refugees, and also the potential antidote to the reactionary nationalism that threatens to close borders.

This blog is about the disruption and impact COVID-19 has had on climate change and food systems around the world.

The extreme climatic events that are brought on by climate change, such as floods and droughts, open new entry points for the spread of invasive species.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog, Michael Tiboris explains food waste.

Chicago recently launched a citywide composting initiative to divert food waste from landfills and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions — something other global cities have been tackling for years.

COP15 set new targets for protecting ecosystems, but funding, implementation, and a lack of global attention to biodiversity give pause for Chris Morris.

Food security has long been an element of conflict and political instability. Council US Navy Federal Executive Fellow, Commander Michele Lowe, explains how food insecurity fears in Cameroon can fuel instability.

This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs dives into the importance of traceability efforts across food supply chains.