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This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs explains how we must fun research about microbes to protect our health and the crops we need to survive.

Cities are embracing their role as international actors, but more resources are needed to fully realize the benefits of their global engagements.

A secure food supply chain is critical to ensure that the COVID-19 crisis does not become a cycle of food insecurity and illness. We must rethink our food supply.

How has Russia's invasion of Ukraine upended the global food system? Food security experts Ertharin Cousin and Teresa Welsh discuss.

Author Rebecca Lissner joins Deep Dish to discuss President-Elect Joe Biden's US foreign policy opportunities.

Illinois and its largest city play crucial parts in the worldwide trade landscape. To understand what those parts entail, we spoke to World Business Chicago.

With high-profile suspensions of the AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson vaccine, fear of potential side effects and uneven efficacy of vaccine rollouts are causing concern for some.

Pattis Family Foundation Global Cities Book Award nominee Edward Glaeser examines the gaps in health care, education, and governance laid bare by the pandemic.

In the battle between pathogen and host—whether a human or food crop—it’s often a deadly race to see who wins.

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