September 1, 2023 Check out our roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

Distinguished Fellow Fay Hartog Levin delivers the commencement address to Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

The Iran war’s ripple effects risk obscuring festering divisions within the Southeast Asian bloc—most notably its inability to develop a region-wide approach to Washington and Beijing.

To be suspicious of Iraq was part of the American zeitgeist long before 2003, survey data show.

As the coronavirus pandemic begins to quickly spread across the globe, Council experts assess public opinion around about the virus and its impact.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit aroused Beijing’s ire—but more important may be the long-term trends in Taiwanese attitudes. 

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