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

How can advancements in technology and nutrition revolutionize the global food system?

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).

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

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

To celebrate Women’s History Month, Valerie Hudson and Zoe Marks explain how women's rights shape national security and democracy.

Nationwide surveys conducted by IranPoll show that although Iranians say their country should not develop nuclear weapons, they have lost confidence in the nuclear agreement.

A recent survey offers a look at how experts think a Trump or Harris victory will impact US foreign policy moving forward.

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

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

Does France’s laïcité promote or impede religious freedom?

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

Melinda Haring and Joanna Rohozinska join the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ Deep Dish podcast to discuss the latest in Europe.

This report urges the US government focus its global food security strategy on science, increasing trade flows for agriculture and food, and incentivizing greater business activity in low-income countries.

Political affiliation is far more closely associated with immigration policy preferences than race or ethnicity, polling finds.

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

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.

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.

Before the Crocus City Hall attack, a plurality of Russian young adults said Russia’s top foreign policy priority should be bolstering the country’s physical defenses.

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

The U.S. has given more money to Israel than any other country since 1946.

Across the city, schools that use curricula from foreign countries give a unique edge to K-12 students seeking a globally diverse education.

John Austin shares insights from a transatlantic convening that explores the political repercussions of economic inequality and extremist ideology.

If left unmitigated, hunger- and climate change-induced suffering in both Afghanistan and Haiti will likely exacerbate current political instability and conflict.

This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs explains that the future is not bright for Chicago’s Mexican population stability or growth.

How can the US confront human rights abuses in China, without robbing athletes of the opportunity to compete on the world stage?

International Crisis Group’s Laurel Miller and former US Ambassador to Afghanistan P. Michael McKinley join Deep Dish to explain what the United States and the world should do to help the Afghan people.

American religious groups have spent millions exporting homophobia to the East African nation.

Recent polls find a geographic divide in the region when it comes to public perceptions of the conflict.

Karl Friedhoff examines the United States' nuanced understanding of policy options on North Korea's nuclear program.

Cities are now more connected than ever before on a global scale. Yet local governments are not just spectators of this networked age: they are actively forging links across borders, taking part in setting the international agenda, and shifting the

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey indicates US public views North Korea’s nuclear program as one of the top threats facing the country.

While the public would prefer diplomacy with Iran, they are not taking more aggressive options off the table.

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

People around the world offer their perspectives on the global themes of King Charles III's first address on the world stage.

Agriculture has great potential for carbon offsets, but implementation will be complicated.

In picking fronts that offer the paths of least resistance, trilateral cooperation will maximize the presence of all three countries in ASEAN, maintaining balance in the region and making collective progress toward economic and development goals.

Russian young adults have a more positive economic and political outlook than their American counterparts, yet both youth populations think equally about emigrating.

Senior Fellow Roger Thurow details the true costs of malnutrition today and tomorrow.

Changes in the public's opinion within the last year will offer some insight into the stability of the relationship between the United States and China.