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How could the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic lead to reduced food production and more food insecurity?

Council experts analyze global public opinion after the WHO officially declared the spread of COVID-19 a global pandemic.

How did President Donald Trump's 2020 suspension of the issuance of green cards for people outside of the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic affect immigrants?

COVID-19 cases are on the decline worldwide and in some countries, people are feeling hopeful as they recover aspects of their pre-COVID lives. 

The New York Times' Steven Erlanger reports from Brussels on what European nations are learning from the COVID-19 devastation in Italy and Spain.

This week, the Chicago Council Survey team updates public opinion on COVID-19 from the United States, Japan, Canada, France, Italy, the UK, Brazil, and Nigeria.

Steven Erlanger, Carla Anne Robbins, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

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

Inevitably, the COVID-19 pandemic will change how people across the world think about foreign relations. Craig Kafura looks at Australia as a case study for how these changes affect public opinion.