Publications

External Commentary

Is Obama Even Trying on Trade?

Attitude Adjusting: New Polls on US Opinion of Iran Agreement

A few weeks ago we reported on American attitudes toward the interim agreement with Iran, but since then we have seen a few new surveys and thought it was time for an update.

External Commentary

Secretary Robert Gates: On Duty, Service, and War

Gimme Nutrition

How the International Rabbits helped Guatemala reach the top of the Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index

Roger Thurow- Outrage and Inspire- Smallholder Financing: Meeting Demand Between Harvests

For smallholder farms—usually those supporting a single family—expenses come early in the season before the planting while income arrives only several months later with the harvest.

External Commentary

The Neverending Spring: How Syria's Revolution Became A Stalemate

Smallholder Financing: Meeting Demand Between Harvests

For smallholder farms—usually those supporting a single family—expenses come early in the season before the planting while income arrives only several months later with the harvest. How, then, can these farmers access the cash they need to plant their crops and, more importantly, to survive between harvests?

It Goes to Eleven- Chicago Council #11 on Top Think Tanks to Watch Rankings

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs was ranked as the #11 “Think Tank to Watch” in the world by The University of Pennsylvania’s Global Go-To Think Tank Index released this week.

External Commentary

Empowering Smallholder Farmers

From Mekong Delta to Iowa: The Power of Science To End Hunger and Poverty

We sat down with Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, President of the World Food Prize Foundation, to find out more about its efforts to educate the public about agricultural development and food security.