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Long before the pandemic, evidence showed a persistent deficiency in food intake of women in India. A convergence of policies and programs across sectors can boost the nutrition security of women and their communities.

New America's Sascha Haselmayer presents a strategic vision for city procurement.

In some countries the year of the pandemic is coming to a close, with successful vaccination campaigns providing an exit from pandemic restrictions. But that’s not the case everywhere.

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 top news in food, agriculture, and global development.

Populations around the world remain divided over how comfortable they are returning to normal life as the Delta variant spreads.

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

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

China is looking beyond the current environment to shape the global food system for its own food security.

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

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

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On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, new polling finds that Americans still see international terrorism as a critical threat.

In this report edited by Ian Klaus and Samuel Kling, a diverse set of experts examine the question of rights in, and to, the city in a wide and exciting array of geographies and contexts.

Childhood malnutrition can forever change the course of someone's life.

Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford explains how it will take more than mere words to create the multilateral responses the world needs to climate change, COVID-19, and the global crises yet to come.

Check out the week's top stories in food, agriculture, and global development.

While the Biden administration seems to understand where Americans stand on China and domestic renewal to support global competitiveness, the data disproves their assumptions that Americans are skeptical about trade and weary of US global engagement

"To change the trajectory of the relationship between North Korea and the US, it is critical that Americans pursue principled engagement," writes Matt Abbott in NK News.

Check out the week's top stories in food, agriculture, and global development.

While Americans continue a culture war on the necessity and effectiveness of masks, one-quarter of the South Korean public is ready to wear them indefinitely.

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

As President Biden heads to the UN Climate Change Conference, he will grapple with significant divides in domestic public opinion.

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

Director of Global Cities Research Sam Kling writes in La Cahiers on the history leading to the vilification of cities and density early in the pandemic.

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.

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

“The biggest cost of the nationalist reaction [to omicron] is its damage to future global cooperation,” writes Elizabeth Shackelford in the Chicago Tribune.

Xuefei Ren argues that cities in China and India are more aptly compared in territorial vs. associational governance than by regime type.

With the holiday celebrations behind us, here is a quick recap of some of the stats that defined the past twelve months of programming at the Council.

Amid new challenges to global food security, the Center for Global Food and Agriculture analyzes necessary changes to the Global Food Security Act Reauthorization.

The United States has made big pledges for global nutrition. Our white paper offers recommendations to turn commitments into action.

Samuel Kling analyzes the new challenges shared mobility (such as app-based ride-hailing and e-bikes) has faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

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

In the most globally connected financial capitals, skyscrapers will continue to serve as a key component of the built environment.

In 2002, nine in 10 Americans saw international terrorism as a critical threat. About six in 10 do today, Council polling shows.

A majority support using US troops to defend Seoul should North Korea invade, Council polling shows.

Americans are less worried about COVID-19 than they have been at any point since the initial shutdown in early 2020, Council polling finds.

President Biden declared that "the pandemic is over." Council polling shows that when it comes to security and foreign policy, most Americans agree.

The public also remains concerned about the potential for a global economic downtown, Council polling shows.

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

Scott MacMillan recalls 2015 World Food Prize winner Fazle Hasan Abed's legacy and its impact on food security.

On some of the most significant issues of the day, including how the United States should respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Americans across party lines are in agreement, albeit often for different reasons.

Mayhem in Westminster has roots in Brexit and a political culture that favors dogma over evidence, argues columnist Chris Morris.

President Joe Biden declared an end to the public health crisis, but many racial minority and lower-income groups around the world haven't moved on.

The Barbados Plan and other climate finance proposals gained momentum at the United Nations' COP27 summit, argues Chris Morris

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

Americans across party lines say the United States should prioritize friendly-nation supply chains, despite potentially higher costs.

Two case studies from Bogotá and Chicago demonstrate how cities embraced participatory governance frameworks in their COVID-19 pandemic responses.