With Washington prioritizing deal-making over competition, Beijing’s confidence is growing—and the risk of miscalculation is rising. Could China use America’s time-out from strategic competition to surpass it economically, technologically, and geopolitically?

Robert Paarlberg challenges the UN to look beyond food access to food excess and the health issues that accompany it.

But public opinion has likely shifted following Hamas' attacks on Israel.

A new study reveals the place-based grievances stoking right-wing populism in German industrial regions.

Unclean water, poor sanitation, and lousy hygiene—and resulting diseases—combine with poor nutrition as the leading causes of young child mortality and stunting. 

Thanks to a passionate group of independent presses, bookstores, and translators, the city’s foreign lit scene is thriving.

What does sustainable innovation look like? Photographer and filmmaker Luca Locatelli talks about his exhibition on the circular economy, the environment, and our future.

For more than a century, tattoo artists have connected Chicagoans with other countries and cultures — a tradition that lives on, even as the industry changes.

President Biden announced while in Israel this week that Egypt has agreed to allow 20 trucks filled with humanitarian aid to enter into the Gaza Strip.