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

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores how people in Japan and South Korea agree on primary issues that would improve the countries’ relationship.

While Americans of all political stripes remain committed to allies and alliances, the public is divided along partisan lines on the value of international organizations.

Two surveys find that both the American and South Korean publics see an improvement in the security situation on the Korean peninsula.

The fall armyworm is destroying crops throughout Asia and Africa, intensifying the many burdens small-scale farmers are met with every day.

In some of Chicago’s busiest commercial corridors, chambers of commerce and small businesses are coordinating to respond to the influx of migrants.

For more than a century, tattoo artists have connected Chicagoans with other countries and cultures — a tradition that lives on, even as the industry changes.

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

Recent survey findings show that policies focused on furthering US energy independence are most likely to gain bipartisan support.

Ahead of the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) in September and the pre-summit on July 26th, check out a breakdown of everything you need to know.

A recent study suggests that the food insecure population will quadruple in Washington state as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

How would you explain Chicago’s business culture to folks who have never been to the U.S.? Here’s how one expert does it.

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.

Recent surveys find significant partisan differences among leaders and the public on the degree of threat posed by China and how the United States should respond.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog explains how we can teach farmers self-reliance and sustainability in legume innovations through a systems approach.

Productive practices of Indigenous women's groups have significant value in contributing to the conservation of biodiversity and the well-being of humanity, and therefore encourage exchange and dialogue.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog, Mark Titterington explains the journey to regenerative agriculture systems.

A Chicago Council survey shows that Americans see an increased need to keep watch over the Middle East by maintaining a troop presence there.

2021 Chicago Council Survey data show that a majority of Americans hold favorable views of South Korea and would support defending the country from a North Korean attack.

New polling reveals that little has changed in terms of South Korean attitudes towards the US-South Korea military alliance.