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Dina Smeltz, Craig Kafura, Karl Friedhoff, Brendan Helm, and Alexander Hitch document the ups and downs of the public mood, sharing highlights of their 2020 research.

Emerging AgTech innovations have the potential to radically improve the sustainability, profitability, and accessibility of US-produced food.

Feeding cities presents a major opportunity to improve the plight of millions of small-scale farmers and rural residents trapped in subsistence agriculture and joblessness.

By the time of this week’s Democratic presidential debate, President Trump should be ensconced in meetings with counterparts at an international summit gathering in Osaka, Japan.

American perceptions of whether Russia or Ukraine is winning the war are key to support for ongoing US assistance to Kyiv.

Global Cities Officer Rachel Abrams reflects on connecting city leaders from oceans away.

This essay appears in the book The End of Hunger edited by Jenny Eaton Dyer and Cathleen Falsani.

While half of Americans and a majority of Democrats say diversity makes the United States a better place to live, Republicans aren’t so sure.

The war in Ukraine has shifted public opinion toward energy independence, renewable power, and nuclear energy.

Turks may be considering realigning eastward amid negative views on Western alliances.

Nearly half of Americans (47%) now say Washington should urge Kyiv to settle for peace as soon as possible.

The US public views the Japan alliance as a significant national security benefit as concerns about China grow.

The 2017 Chicago Council Survey, conducted six months into the Trump administration, tested the appeal of "America First" ideas among the American public.

The question of whether global cities should have their own foreign policy has been hotly debated, but recent developments have changed the calculus.

Kyiv, a capital city under siege, falters under the dangers of urbicide. As the victor emerges, so too does a new world order.

The digital revolution is rapidly transforming cities, and a new vision and set of protocols is needed for them to leverage the promises of connectivity.

Survey results reveal how Japanese perceptions of security in East Asia have changed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

An announcement made following the G7 Hiroshima Summit brings the group one step closer to a proposed “Economic Article 5.”

US security assistance meant for counterterrorism efforts is also implicated in the government’s war against Anglophone separatists.

But partisan divisions over using US troops to defend allies in Europe and Asia are growing.