A series of discussions on foreign policy topics central to the 2020 United States presidential election. As a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs does not support or oppose any candidate for political office and is prohibited from any political fundraising.

Our weekly roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

Can an administration that up to this point has been belligerent towards traditional US democratic allies and has rejected many forms of multilateralism be able to turn the page and shift from "America First" to "American Led"?

Is a pernicious form of economic inequality the inevitable consequence of becoming a globally powerful city?

A special guest commentary piece explaining the historic breakthrough for a durable and safe solution for late-blight potato disease.

The coronavirus exposed America’s secret of hunger amid abundance. How can residents of the world’s richest country be hungry?

July 7, 2018, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Ian Klaus , Hugo Decramer , Michele Acuto , Juliana Kerr , Sam Tabory , and Noah J. Toly, Download Report (PDF), Cities are now more connected than ever before on a global scale. Yet local governments are not just spectators of this networked age: they are a...

Data from the 2016 and 2020 elections show it’s not just large cities, their suburbs, and university towns that have shifted toward Democrats.

Suzanne Akhras Sahloul discusses the positive impact of refugees and immigrants on communities in Chicago.