October 20, 2023 Check out our roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

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In our survey of opinion leaders, the threat of partisan polarization emerged ... critical threat, behind other concerns such as North Korea and Iran’s nuclear programs ... economic sanctions against Iran in exchange for strict limits on its nuclear program

July 19, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , and Sharon K. Weiner, Canva, Download Report (PDF), While crediting the US nuclear arsenal for its deterrent effect, Americans are less clear on its impact on the country or their personal safety., Several survey resear...

Leaders must be mindful that programs can take many years to pro- duce results ... Leaders interested in supporting community policing programs need detailed frameworks ... Participants noted that leaders must also be mindful that programs can take

From corruption to inequality, underlying factors hinder Haiti's progress post-President Moïse's assassination.

Experts James Dobbins and Douglas Lute discuss whether and how an endgame might take shape in America's longest war.

In turn, this has reinforced barriers to the emergence of democratic champions ... For example, leaders who are motivated to maintain political power might not ... But if those same leaders need US intelligence and security assistance to stay

The majority of countries polled in a recent 53-nation study hold negative views of Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. has official relationships with nearly every country in the Middle East. Israel, a close U.S. ally, has official ties with only five.