Commentary and Analysis

“We don’t have the luxury of just solving putting food in people’s hands if we want to create sustainable, durable solutions,” said Ertharin Cousin.

Ertharin Cousin urges action so we don't transition from "a food affordability crisis to a food availability crisis."

Ertharin Cousin joins Kriti Gupta on Bloomberg Markets to discuss global food inflation and Covid resilience.

How has Russia's invasion of Ukraine upended the global food system? Food security experts Ertharin Cousin and Teresa Welsh discuss.

Ertharin Cousin calls food insecurity being caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine "a tipping point into what could potentially become a perfect storm."

Ertharin Cousin joins Bloomberg New Economy to discuss concerns with farming, funding, and what we can do differently.

Ertharin Cousin tells Ian Bremmer how the West should "move beyond platitudes" and offer developing nations financial support to meet conflict-driven food crises.

"This is a nutrition crisis," Ertharin Cousin tells Devex. "Before this crisis began [in Ukraine], three billion people could not afford a diverse and nutritious diet."

Which regions will face the brunt of hunger caused by the Russia-Ukraine war? Distinguished Fellow Ertharin Cousin discusses this and more on TVO.

“Agriculture was largely sidelined at COP26, despite food systems’ impact on and risk from climate change,” write Catherine Bertini, Ertharin Cousin, and Dan Glickman.