In 2022, there were about 170,000 troops stationed outside of the U.S. and its territories, according to the Department of Defense. As of June 2023, there were over 30,000 troops stationed in the Middle East alone, before America expanded its military presence following Hamas' attack on Israel i...

Summits, like this week’s between Trump and Xi, are never cost-free.

Black Americans are supportive of aid to Ukraine, but less likely than other Americans to back an open-ended support of Kyiv “for as long as it takes.”

Fifty years ago, US President Richard Nixon traveled to China and established the basis for a normalization of relations between the two powers. Are we due for another transformation?

Reflecting a global trend, Chicago Loop retail vacancies hit a record 30%—most likely due to remote work—necessitating revival strategies.

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Agriculture has great potential for carbon offsets, but implementation will be complicated.

If food waste were a country, it would be the world's third-largest greenhouse gas emitter behind China and the US.

In this blog post from our "Field Notes" series, the authors underscore the point that foods can be nutritious, sufficient, and available—but if those foods are unsafe, there is no food security.

Women "agropreneurs" all over the world are key players in transforming food systems.