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New data from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs suggests the difference in opinion is beginning to narrow on the perceived threat of China.

Roughly $24 billion in military aid has been authorized for Ukraine since August—dwarfing total US assistance to the country in all previous years.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post, Lisa Moon explains food loss and waste.

With investment from governments, philanthropists, and the private sector, the world can halt the spread of pandemic-induced food insecurity.

We share our top picks for books to read in the weeks ahead that delve into what sort of world might emerge when the pandemic has passed.

This report examines how immigrants have helped offset native-born population loss and revitalized an aging workforce in 40-plus Midwestern metro areas between 2000 and 2015.

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

As the historical gathering point of people from different origins, cities are a key nexus of immigration policy implementation and innovative experimentation.

Just one month out, polling in South Korea shows two different presidential races. That may have consequences following the election.

Americans want to play an active part in world affairs but are reassessing their foreign policy priorities and how they want to engage with the world.

Republicans with a very favorable view of the former president seem to prefer a US role that is more independent and less cooperative.

Aquatic food systems in Africa face many challenges and chronic underinvestment. WorldFish is trying to change that with the Fish for Africa Innovation Hub.

The Feed the Future Food Safety Innovation Lab aims to support sustainable, high impact research that improves food safety in developing economies.

A paper that honors the work of Michael H. Moskow in the Global Economy.

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

Regenerative agriculture can help our food and agricultural systems become more resilient.

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

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

"I think this is part of a process that North Korea is carrying out, to try to normalize their weapons programs over all," Karl Friedhoff tells BBC World News.

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

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey indicates Americans view domestic programs as a higher priority than foreign aid but see aid as helpful for US foreign relations.

This analysis by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs explores how the federal immigration cutback acted as a tourniquet on the growth of 13 Midwestern cities.

In a survey conducted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the American public is now less concerned about the threat posed by North Korea.

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.

Community and family gardens provide the foundation for Native Food Sovereignty, and allow the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe to reclaim their local food system.

Despite 75 years of struggle, two scholars remain cautiously optimistic about the future.

Our weekly roundup of the top news in food, agriculture, and global development.

In this Chicago Council blog Karl Friedhoff explains that a majority of South Koreans oppose accommodating US demands on increased burden sharing support.

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.

What does sustainable innovation look like? Photographer and filmmaker Luca Locatelli talks about his exhibition on the circular economy, the environment, and our future.

The building of an election fraud narrative in South Korea's presidential election is already underway.

Long before the pandemic, evidence showed a persistent deficiency in food intake of women in India. A convergence of policies and programs across sectors can boost the nutrition security of women and their communities.

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.

Polling shows the Swedish public is keenly aware of the threat posed by Russia and favors a strong policy response to the invasion of Ukraine.

Nearly a decade ago, SAWBO was launched by and remains co-directed by Drs. Julia Bello-Bravo and Barry Pittendrigh, both currently faculty members at Michigan State University (MSU).

President Jair Bolsonaro might be leaving office, but the country’s political trust issues are far from resolved.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey indicates that American public is strongly supportive of an alliance with Korea but less supportive of trade ties.

Our weekly roundup the top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

Ten years after The First 1,000 Days book began, Roger Thurow revisits the featured mothers and children to see how they are faring.

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.

In this blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Jacqueline Hughes discusses the sustainability of food systems.

Around the world, cities continue to protect the basic human rights of vulnerable populations in the face of fierce opposition from national governments.

Federal investment in space technology is crucial to help farmers fight climate change—this generation's moonshot.

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

The Council's first digital Global Food Security Symposium explored the challenges facing agriculture and the innovations, approaches, and solutions needed to build a more equitable and sustainable food system.

The 2005 Chicago Council Survey explored public opinion on democracy promotion post-September 11 world as one of the core principles of US foreign policy

Recent polling reveals both good and bad news for the future of US-Russian relations.

A March 2021 survey finds Americans see US priorities in Asia to be less about limiting the expansion of China and more about economic growth and strengthening democracy.

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

As President Biden heads to the UN climate summit, one Senator has gutted his plans for clean energy reform.