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Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia each lose about 11 percent of GDP annually. In our global economy, a stunted child anywhere becomes a stunted child everywhere.

Given the rising global threats, turning inward is a politically expedient platform. But overcoming global challenges requires trust and cooperation.

The 2002 Chicago Council survey made it clear that 9/11 had a profound impact on the American mood and U.S. relationships with foreign countries.

After nearly four years at the Council, Alesha Black, the Center on Global Food and Agriculture managing director, steps down.

More Americans consider issues like weakening democracy and political polarization to be critical threats to the United States than foreign adversaries.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs report show the rising youth population could be a demographic challenge for food-insecure nations, if not managed properly.

Analysis from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs of the world’s largest economic entities reveals the economic influence of cities.

A solid majority (69%) say that it would never be justified for Moscow to use a tactical nuclear weapon in its current military operation against Kyiv.

In this blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, we discuss the COVID-19 pandemic’s negative effects on the food and agriculture industry.

Over the weekend, North Korea launched a new cruise missile. It's unlikely to shift American public opinion.

The 2019 Chicago Council Survey finds that support for South Korea as an ally remains high and bipartisan

The American public is increasingly skeptical of the US-China trade relationship, and narrow majorities support increased restrictions on both trade and technological exchanges.

This report outlines two recommendations for how cities can address climate change overall and ultimately succeed in a lower-carbon world.

This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs considers whether agricultural research initiatives cause solutions to be imposed from the top down.

With so much activity around cities in today's world, there is a lot to track. Here are ten trends in 2020 to watch where cities will be particularly influential on the global stage.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey indicates US public views North Korea’s nuclear program as one of the top threats facing the country.

Women all over the world are delivering foods to their communities, improving the nutrition and health of their household members, and transforming food systems.

Nonresident Fellow Sascha Haselmayer discusses his new book, which synthesizes the lessons he learned from his work with cities, governments, and NGOs.

Xuefei Ren argues that cities in China and India are more aptly compared in territorial vs. associational governance than by regime type.

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