Publications

External Commentary

What’s Obama’s European legacy?

This Week's Reads – Assuring Our Allies

Council President Ivo H. Daalder shares some recommended reads to shed important light on the global headlines this week.

Growing Food for Growing Cities: Achieving Inclusive Growth

The final post in our "Growing Food for Growing Cities" series discusses the need to support off-farm industry alongside agricultural development to alleviate poverty. 

University of Chicago Urban Labs Keeps Spirit of Earth Day Alive With Evidence and Civic Partnerships

Emma Berndt, executive director of the Energy & Environment Lab at the University of Chicago Urban Labs, shares highlights from Urban Labs' grassroots efforts to address environmental challenges.

This Year, the Chicago Blackhawks are Canada’s Team

For the first time since 1970, no Canadian hockey team made it to the NHL playoffs. So who will Canadians cheer for in the playoffs? Nearly half say the Chicago Blackhawks. 

Guest Commentary – Targeting Efforts to End Hunger by 2030

Homi Kharas and John W. McArthur of the Brookings Institution discuss a straightforward and evidence-based approach to the SDGs. 

External Commentary

Are Foreign Workers Stealing American Jobs?

Guest Commentary – A New Potato Fights Malnutrition, Hunger, and Poverty

Over the past three years, World Vision has worked closely with Roger Thurow as he traveled to Uganda to follow several pregnant women—and their children—in the first few years of their lives.

Big Ideas and Emerging Innovations

Highlighting approaches, technologies, and ideas that have the potential to radically advance global food security. 

Guest Commentary – Finding Value in Waste to Secure Food Systems

David Auerbach of Sanergy, speaker at the upcoming Global Food Security Symposium 2016, details innovative solutions to improve sanitation alongside food security in Kenya.