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The impact of global challenges such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic manifests most acutely in urban settings, rendering cities essential players on the global stage. 

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explains pandemic preparedness must include more than research, vaccine development, and stockpiling supplies.

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

Recommendations for how the Obama administration and Congress can restore America’s leadership in the fight against global hunger and poverty.

Economic sanctions: what they are, how the US has used them in foreign policy, and considerations for current policymakers.

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

Despite the Trump administration’s approach to immigration, survey data reveals growing support for a pathway to citizenship for unauthorized workers.

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.

The Detroit Future City plan seeks to address the city's decades of decline and calls for returning portions of vacant land to natural and agricultural uses.

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