December 6, 2012, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Simon Foot, Download Report (PDF), While the midwestern public is somewhat divided on specific reforms, those who have accurate information about shifting immigration flows and changing labor needs express majority ...

February 8, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Courtesy US Dept. of Agriculture, Download Report (PDF), The US-Japan relationship faces significant challenges in the rise of China and the inauguration of Trump. However, decades of polling show the bilateral alliance also has de...

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A US oil blockade has brought Cuba to the negotiating table. That gives Washington an “extraordinary opportunity” to influence the island’s trajectory and its relationship with the United States. Will Trump’s power play get in the way?

Queer farmers are challenging discriminatory legacies in agriculture, and envisioning an agricultural system that uplifts and celebrates LBGTQIA+ people.

Erin Sweeney provides guest commentary on food, agriculture, and forestry in Southeast Asia.

The congressional split over the war powers resolution signals that US President Donald Trump lacks broad support for the military intervention in Iran—and opposition on Capitol Hill is likely to grow if the war grinds on.

April 21, 2023 Check out our roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

Citizens and policymakers alike embrace industrial policy as great power competition intensifies.