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But most oppose sending US troops to the island should China invade.

Paul Newnham identifies key gaps in efforts to end hunger, and offers solutions to break down silos and build up food systems.

Suzanne Akhras Sahloul discusses the positive impact of refugees and immigrants on communities in Chicago.

Like many policy challenges, the COVID-19 crisis is exposing deep-seated political and epistemological divisions, fueled in part contestation over scientific evidence and ideological tribalism stoked in online communities.

Public support for the 2021 infrastructure bill breaks across party lines and may miss the connection to US competitiveness.

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This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores how recent polling finds that Americans have a more negative view on China than ever before.

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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. 

Tackling the global crisis on housing affordability requires a comprehensive set of policies aimed at providing affordable rental units.

Universities can serve as economic engines for rural cities, but collaboration between academia, government, and the private sector is key to sustainable growth.

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With investment from governments, philanthropists, and the private sector, the world can halt the spread of pandemic-induced food insecurity.

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

With the global infection rate increasing for the first time since April, some countries are pumping the brakes on ambitious recovery plans.

Our weekly roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

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.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores if economic inequality is the inevitable consequence of becoming a globally powerful city.

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

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.

The rise of remote work has had a dramatic impact on cities like Chicago, which must play to their strengths in order to compete in this new landscape.

An announcement made following the G7 Hiroshima Summit brings the group one step closer to a proposed “Economic Article 5.”

Global Cities intern Paula Pelletier examines what cities should do with programs formed in response to COVID-19.

This Chicago Council Survey team’s COVID-19 pandemic update includes polling results from the US, Japan, Canada, South Korea, France, and more.

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

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.

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Our weekly roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

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Abe Shinzo’s assassination shocked the nation. Will constitutional revision be on the post-election agenda?

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

From the COVID-19 vaccine to US foreign policy, our experts share their recommendations for the new administration. 

Brendan Helm, Craig Kafura, and Karl Friedhoff analyze views on COVID vaccinations, finding Americans are divided on whether to be vaccinated despite increasing availability.

A rise in demand for food delivery is outpacing the capacity of delivery workers, leading to concerns about food price increases.

Our weekly roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Craig Kafura explains Japans Coronavirus Measures.

Were the recommendations in the Center on Global Food and Agriculture's 2015 nutrition report successful? The Council examines this question in the first part of our 2021 series to find out.

A recent poll from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and The Harris Poll shows urban and suburban residents cities are looking to sustainable mobility to forestall a potential long-term shift to solo driving.

Activities to support resilient livelihoods must be combined with peacebuilding, conflict resolution efforts, and investment in food security.

Food insecurity plays a critical and complex role in Myanmar's current political turmoil, and has played a similar role in uprisings of the past.

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Can an administration that up to this point has been belligerent towards traditional US democratic allies and has rejected many forms of multilateralism be able to turn the page and shift from "America First" to "American Led"?

Europe's attempts to diversify its gas supplies could have unintended and negative consequences for climate progress, writes Chris Morris.

In deciding when and how quickly to relax restrictions, leaders should not underestimate the American public’s forbearance for remaining indoors.

New survey results suggest that President-elect Biden will have to work hard to cultivate bipartisan buy-in for efforts to rein in the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

“Viruses don't respect borders and neither do their knock-on effects,” Elizabeth Shackelford writes in the Chicago Tribune. “An uncontrolled outbreak in a country of 1.4 billion people is a crisis for all.”

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

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

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