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Through their connection to traditional food practices, dandelions challenge colonized notions of food security and provide students with the opportunity to reconnect with Indigenous food systems.

Overshadowed by global trade conflicts, the pending EU-Mercosur trade pact underlines the shifting global trade landscape away from a US-led international trade order.

Europe's attempts to diversify its gas supplies could have unintended and negative consequences for climate progress, writes Chris Morris.

Economic sanctions: what they are, how the US has used them in foreign policy, and considerations for current policymakers.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post, Matthew Dalton explains the US Navy’s global role.

Deep Dish host Brian Hanson shares five recent episodes that help explain what’s happening in our world today and why these issues are so important.

Check out the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development!

With investment from governments, philanthropists, and the private sector, the world can halt the spread of pandemic-induced food insecurity.

If food waste were a country, it would be the world's third-largest greenhouse gas emitter behind China and the US.

Citizens and policymakers alike embrace industrial policy as great power competition intensifies.

In this blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, we discuss if the European Union can stay politically relevant after COVID-19 and Brexit.

Younger Americans are more confident in US power vis-a-vis China and are more likely to oppose restrictions on scientific and educational exchanges between the two.

With so much activity around cities in today's world, there is a lot to track. Here are ten trends in 2020 to watch where cities will be particularly influential on the global stage.

The benefits cities gain from the prestige associated with hosting the Olympics do not offset the human costs reported every year the Games are held.

Given the rising global threats, turning inward is a politically expedient platform. But overcoming global challenges requires trust and cooperation.

Global cities are products of a liberal world order that is under threat from the rise of populist nationalism, protectionism, and growing authoritarianism.

What defines a global city? Though the parameters are nebulous, Las Vegas' niche in the world of gambling gives it a special spot in the world economy.

Does a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics have public support among countries doing so? Data show modest support—and skepticism.

The WHO has officially declared the spread of COVID-19 a global pandemic. How is the public reacting around the world?

The Chicago Council's polling team examines public opinion on COVID-19 from the United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, France, the UK, Italy, and Israel.