Blog
Global Food for Thought: Climate Pressures, SDGs, Land Trouble
Check out the latest buzz in food, agricultural, and global development.
Blog
Guest Commentary: Mono-a-Mono- The Threat of Today’s 'Green Deserts' to Tomorrow’s Food Production
Over the past 50 years, while the world population has doubled and the demands on global agriculture have tripled, the proportion of people suffering from hunger has been cut in half. Progress, yes, but not problem solved.
Blog
Deep Dish: India and Pakistan Clash in Kashmir
Tensions between two nuclear powers have escalated in recent days. Former US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter and Tanvi Madan of the Brookings Institution explain the brinkmanship.
External Commentary
The China Enforcement Puzzle
Blog
Announcing the Council's Foreign Policy Experts Panel
The Council’s Lester Crown Center on US Foreign Policy is launching a series of flash polls to share expert insights on policy debates driving today's news.
Blog
Guest Commentary: All Systems Go for Better Nutrition
The challenges facing us in terms of clean water and nutritious foods are immense, with over 800 million lacking access to a clean water source, over 800 million unable to access enough food and approximately 2 billion with an inadequate diet. However, the opportunities are equally immense.
Blog
Sustainable Food Systems: A View from the Midwest
Today, there are nearly 8 billion people on the planet, meaning nearly 8 billion people in need of daily nutritional sustenance. This presents new challenges that threaten our fragile global food system.
Blog
Wait Just a Minute: Lesley Lokko
In our this episode, architect and novelist Lesley Lokko explains urbanism, the importance of culture in cities, and how architecture contributes to a city's culture.