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Elizabeth Shackelford discusses growing tensions between the US and China

NATO should focus its attention on the problem right next door, not on China, argues Council CEO Ivo Daalder.

Dina Smeltz discusses European opinion of the US post-Trump.

If CRISPR crops can avoid being regulated like GMOs, they can create significant opportunities for low- and middle-income countries, and help combat hunger and poverty.

Ian Klaus explores the “City and State Diplomacy Act” that seeks to mandate an official ambassador for State and municipal relations with foreign governments.

Our weekly roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

"It is rarely acknowledged or even considered that Beijing actually shares much of Washington’s vision for the Indo-Pacific," argues Paul Heer in the National Interest.

Paul Heer discusses how recent recommendations on how to handle Beijing could be a recipe for trouble.

Mainstream political parties on both the right and the left are scrambling to capture the momentum and accommodate what they see as a profoundly nationalist moment in global politics.