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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 actively forging links across borders, taking part in setting the international agenda, and shifting the

Survey results reveal how Japanese perceptions of security in East Asia have changed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Xuefei Ren argues that cities in China and India are more aptly compared in territorial vs. associational governance than by regime type.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores if economic inequality is the inevitable consequence of becoming a globally powerful city.

By combatting erosion and flooding along Lake Michigan’s shore, local governments have an opportunity to make their beaches more equitable.

Advancing the group's pillars of prosperity and development will be at the very heart of competition with China in the coming decade.

Investing in regenerative agriculture opens a world of possibilities for the agricultural sector.

The coronavirus crisis stands to dramatically reshape cities around the world. But the biggest revolutions in urban space may have begun before the pandemic.

Millions of people in East Africa, the Horn, and up through the Middle East are facing the prospect of extreme hunger as a plague of locusts spreads in the region.

Universities can serve as economic engines for rural cities, but collaboration between academia, government, and the private sector is key to sustainable growth.