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The Chicago Council on Global Affairs explores how to advance a more sustainable and inclusive global food system even with increasing water scarcity.

In 2018, the Council captured public and opinion leader attitudes on some of the most pressing foreign policy issues.

Cities are now more connected than ever before on a global scale. Yet local governments are not just spectators of this networked age: they are actively forging links across borders, taking part in setting the international agenda, and shifting the

Cities must step up when nation-states ignore the devastating impacts and economic costs of climate change, sea level rise, and environmental degradation.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs report highlights the fact that America’s commitment to global food security is more important than ever.

Global cities are products of a liberal world order that is under threat from the rise of populist nationalism, protectionism, and growing authoritarianism.

As the country splinters along geographic and ideological lines, post-election divisions could portend the rise of a new American city-state movement.

Analysis from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs of the world’s largest economic entities reveals the economic influence of cities.

In an article published in the journal Globalizations, senior fellow Noah Toly explores the relationship between London and the UK's decision to leave the EU.

Given the rising global threats, turning inward is a politically expedient platform. But overcoming global challenges requires trust and cooperation.