Publications

1,000 Days: The Period That Decides the Health and Wealth of the World

In this tiny village in northern Uganda, Esther Okwir heard something she could barely believe: Her child could be the country’s president one day.

Photo of the Week

Farmers in Maraka, Kenya, plant maize using a hand hoe and a pre¬measured planting string to help them properly space their seeds.

External Commentary

From Kiev to Damascus and Back

External Commentary

South Korean Views on the U.S. Rebalance to Asia

Commentary- Saving Lives Through Efficient Food Aid Delivery

Early this year our government made real progress in improving the way we provide food aid to chronically hungry people and those in crises.  Unfortunately, recent actions by the House of Representatives threaten to undermine important reforms that would make food aid programs more effective and efficient. 

Photo of the Week

Silas Niyimpa of Ngobi, Rwanda, harvests cassava roots he planted in 2013.

External Commentary

US Secretary of Defense on Priorities for the 21st Century

2014 National Climate Assessment

Does climate change poses a major challenge to U.S. agriculture?

External Commentary

Putin, Ukraine, and Time Inconsistency

The News Revolution and Democracy

It’s no news that the American news business is in flux and in trouble.