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Discrimination, diminishing number of Black farmers leads to persistence of food insecurity in America.

This paper explores how China’s growth in naval power is proceeding at a remarkable rate and foreshadows a change in the regional maritime balance of power.

This report examines how policy changes have contributed to U.S. leadership in improving global food security.

As the new administration deemphasizes global engagement, sister cities such as Chicago and Mexico City show walls can't destroy the bridges cities have built.

Overshadowed by global trade conflicts, the pending EU-Mercosur trade pact underlines the shifting global trade landscape away from a US-led international trade order.

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs explores how to advance a more sustainable and inclusive global food system even with increasing water scarcity.

The prestige and popularity of the World Cup is a political force beyond any nation's control, writes Chris Morris

Gloria Dabek and Alyssa Kreps examine how integrating a climate lens into foreign policy and national security will have ripple effects on both domestic and global food security.

Faced with a new, less popular monarch, will a growing movement for republicanism accelerate in the Caribbean 'realms'?

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

This report serves as a resource to help policymakers understand the opportunities, challenges, and complexities facing cities and their strategic stakeholders in advancing the SDGs.

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

Australians are more concerned about severe weather events than the climate crisis causing them. But is tackling the former alone just putting out fires?

African cities are experiencing growing climate-related migration that has the opportunity to unlock their economic, social, and cultural development.

Over the last couple of decades, an increasing number of consumers in high-income countries have bought into the booming superfood market.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog by Madeleine Nicholson checks in to see if the world is on track to achieve the lofty Sustainable Development Goals.

Integrated pest management benefits the environment, farmers' productivity, and time-strapped women around the world.

Feed the Future’s Michael Carter explains why risk management innovations reduce poverty and spur agricultural growth.

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

This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs explains that better water management is crucial to global food and nutrition security.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Adegbola Adesogan and Jim Harper explain global viewpoints on food.

Lula's victory has set high expectations for Indigenous rights and environmental protections. Now he needs to deliver.

This paper argues that combining two movements in obesity research could turn the tide on obesity.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post, Alesha Black shares what hopeful news is emerging in America during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post, Matthew Dalton explains the US Navy’s global role.

Midwest biking activists are using a grassroots strategy to highlight the lack of secure bike infrastructure in the region.

Fundamental issues in food assistance programs exclude the disability community and people requiring culturally relevant foods.

This report from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs indicates Russia’s actions in and against Ukraine pose the gravest threat to European security.

This paper offers a national and international overview of the e-scooter and micromobility trends and outlines the 2019 pilot program in Chicago.

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.

In this blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, we dig deeper into how the pandemic has affected immigrants to the US.

This paper calls for a reimagined global retirement account that's tailored to bolster retirement security for today's global workforce.

A new report from the Council suggests Midwestern states are unprepared for President Obama's new immigration policies.

Guest authors Chris Kennedy and Bob Easter examine how a collaborative effort to bring a disease-resistant potato variety to market in Africa can promote global food security.

Researchers didn’t expect natural solutions to manage crop-destroying pests would inspire a cottage industry and female entrepreneurs in rural Niger.

This working paper further explains the recent emergence of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) into international discourse and preventative strategies.

Penny Abeywardena explains how the New York experience demonstrates city diplomacy’s impact.

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.

This Earth Day, one plant breeder reflects on the food security promise of innovative biotechnology and how it has been misunderstood.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light an opportunity for moving societies towards inclusion and social cohesion, rather than xenophobia.

While Biden and Xi met in Bali, the UN's COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh is being re-energized by the discussion between the world leaders.

Data from the 2016 and 2020 elections show it’s not just large cities, their suburbs, and university towns that have shifted toward Democrats.

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

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

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

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.

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.