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In deciding when and how quickly to relax restrictions, leaders should not underestimate the American public’s forbearance for remaining indoors.

Dina Smeltz shares public opinion on the key topics that will be discussed at the first 2020 presidential debate.

How can residents of the world’s richest country be hungry? The coronavirus exposed America’s secret of hunger amid abundance.

While China might be losing friends in many countries, it still has the support of the Russian public.

Following high profile pauses to the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, as well as surging cases in different parts of the world, it is clear that the gains in some countries do not signal an end to the pandemic.

Catch the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development in our Global Food for Thought news brief.

Ten years after The First 1,000 Days book began, Roger Thurow revisits the featured mothers and children to see how they are faring.

President Jair Bolsonaro might be leaving office, but the country’s political trust issues are far from resolved.

This blog is about the disruption and impact COVID-19 has had on climate change and food systems around the world.

Paul Newnham identifies key gaps in efforts to end hunger, and offers solutions to break down silos and build up food systems.

African cities are experiencing growing climate-related migration that has the opportunity to unlock their economic, social, and cultural development.

Both foreign policy leaders and the American public back “friendshoring."

Suzanne Akhras Sahloul discusses the positive impact of refugees and immigrants on communities in Chicago.

The Bank of America Chicago Marathon continues to generate significant economic benefits for Chicago, thanks to its unique characteristics and international reputation.

The 2022 protests in China have led President Xi Jinping to lift COVID lockdowns. Students held white paper protests to ask for freedom and democracy.

China is looking beyond the current environment to shape the global food system for its own food security.

Check out our round up of the week's top stories in food, agriculture, and global development!

Council expert Ian Klaus examines how history will remember the almost simultaneous global mobilization of policy and resources, as well as local urban adaptations and interventions.

Public opinion polls in North America, Europe, and Asia find publics continue to worry about contracting the virus.

Amid growing anxiety among experts and health officials, how do publics in countries around the world perceive the threat of the coronavirus?