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The government must recognize investment opportunities in US agricultural research and development in order to address current and future climate challenges.

Council President and Former US Ambassador to NATO Ivo H. Daalder reflects on the one-year anniversary of Russia's war in Ukraine.

Council expert Roger Thurow explains how most African countries don’t have the resources to provide aid to their own citizens.

This essay appears in the book The End of Hunger edited by Jenny Eaton Dyer and Cathleen Falsani.

The vision for Chicago’s global strategy begins with an inventory of the city’s assets, needs, and opportunities.

Securing our cities is emerging as one of the most important challenges of our time.

This report outlines how cities and the private sector can collaborate on and magnify sustainability efforts that enable broad systemic change.

A paper from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs by Rudolph G. Penner that honors the work of Michael H. Moskow in the global economy.

How can residents of the world’s richest country be hungry? The coronavirus exposed America’s secret of hunger amid abundance.

US security assistance meant for counterterrorism efforts is also implicated in the government’s war against Anglophone separatists.

Can the United States deliver on its food systems and climate commitments? We offer recommendations to protect the planet and feed the world.

We revisit the families profiled in Council senior fellow Roger Thurow's book, The Last Hunger Season, six years later.

The Center on Global Food and Agriculture provides a bold vision for a 21st Century of zero hunger in a healthier and more equitable world.

China's evolving economy and geopolitical strategy affect infrastructure and cities worldwide: witness the launch of the China-Laos Railway.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explains the “China gap” in American public opinion despite consensus among foreign policy experts.

Roger Thurow shares a poem evoking the human face of domestic hunger — an issue that is too often forgotten in policy discussions.

The digital revolution is rapidly transforming cities, and a new vision and set of protocols is needed for them to leverage the promises of connectivity.

This report is the product of an international effort between Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago and Mayor Anne Hidalgo of Paris to advance the discussion over how to transform neglected urban waterways.

Amid shifts towards inclusive agricultural development, the Center for Global Food and Agriculture offers policy recommendations for further US government action.

The US strategy toward Africa today is neither effective nor sustainable. It’s time to flip the script.

This report looks at emerging cities—namely Beijing, Shanghai, and Taipei—and their ability to attract, retain, and generate flows of ideas, capital, and people.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post, Michael Tiboris explains how water insecurity has profoundly disproportionate effects on women.

Agricultural development and other food security efforts make the food supply more reliable and affordable, which hedges against civil strife.

Global Cities Officer Rachel Abrams reflects on connecting city leaders from oceans away.

Roger Thurow examines the question of how to conquer global hunger and malnutrition while also saving the planet from the strain on our environment, biodiversity, and health.

Through infrastructure investments, economic integration, and green and digital transitions, the EU's Global Gateway will shape Africa and its cities as new hubs for development.

This paper seeks to raise awareness of the growing global obesity epidemic and the need to address the economic, security, and humanitarian threats it poses.

The Port of Darwin shows the potential of China's Belt and Road Initiative as social infrastructure, but also the challenges in materializing its benefits.

India is forecast to experience the largest increase in urban population of any country in the world. India's cities could have another 404 million mouths to feed by the year 2050.

Two case studies from Bogotá and Chicago demonstrate how cities embraced participatory governance frameworks in their COVID-19 pandemic responses.

Lima 2035 shares their ambitious plan to change urban food systems to transform the world’s driest megacity.

An essay about food insecurity and child hunger by Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ Roger Thurow.

Investing in regenerative agriculture opens a world of possibilities for the agricultural sector.

The success of ambitious states will be determined by their ability to shape global infrastructures and the cities they connect around the world.

Council Distinguished Fellow and Former Executive Director of the World Food Program Catherine Bertini reflects on why elevating women and girls worldwide matters.

America’s unconditional security sector assistance has helped facilitate Ethiopia’s violent responses to opposition.

Kyiv, a capital city under siege, falters under the dangers of urbicide. As the victor emerges, so too does a new world order.

This paper diagnoses the challenges faced in mitigating and reversing the decline of soil quality in Africa.

The White House Situation Room has entertained grandstanding that betrays the seriousness of the "Sit Room" and its national security function.

Chicagoans may love to compare the city to New York, but Chicago occupies a second tier of global cities that are centers of learning, culture, and business.

Despite the challenges, Rio has accomplished more in the years preparing to host the Olympics than it could have without being awarded this international honor.

This brief analyzes the the 2017 ASEAN summit where officials from the United States, Japan, India, and Australia met to discuss a free and open Indo-Pacific.

In the book The Last Hunger Season, the intimate dramas of farmers' lives unfold amidst growing awareness that to feed the world's growing population, food production must double by 2050.

Over half of Americans are in favor of permanently changing laws to allow everyone to vote by mail, but there are partisan divides between Republicans and Democrats.Over half of Americans are in favor of permanently changing laws to allow everyone

Over a million Ukrainian citizens have fled to other European countries. African, Asian, Caribbean nationals living in Ukraine may not be able to do the same.

The Biden Administration has the opportunity to build on a strong foundation of food and nutrition security programs to alleviate hunger and malnutrition.

Even as the war in Ukraine creates risks, the extensive city-based CEFT network remains resilient from its continued expansion, improved infrastructure, and operational adaptability.

In order for global cities to be able to grow—despite their home countries' economic challenges—they must focus on developing and attracting global talent.

African cities have emerged as proxy arenas where different modes of international relations are given effect through the development of infrastructure.

Distinguished Fellow Richard Longworth examines two books that highlight the role of cities in global affairs, and how Midwest cities may leverage global partnerships.