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Childhood malnutrition has lifelong consequences for individuals and the global community. Here’s what you can do to help.

The Wall Street Journal’s Bojan Pancevski joins Deep Dish from Berlin to examine Germany’s reopening strategy after COVID-19.

Fareed Zakaria joins Brian Hanson to talk about the effects of COVID-19 around the world.

Princeton University's Kim Scheppele joins Deep Dish to explain why the failure of one democracy should matter to every democracy.

Americans should expect a slow vaccine rollout in 2021 as cases rise to new heights.

Jamille Bigio joins Brian Hanson to explain why gender equality is critical to economic prosperity and global security.

Nikkei’s Kiyoshi Ando joins Deep Dish to explain why Japan appeared to be a COVID-19 miracle success story but is now seeing a spike in infections.

Balancing power or increasing risk? Deep Dish explores what a multilateral defense pact for Asia might mean.

Author Rebecca Lissner joins Deep Dish to discuss President-Elect Joe Biden's US foreign policy opportunities.

After weeks of fierce campaigning, not much changed after Canada's snap election. What can the Trudeau government accomplish in a third term when it comes to foreign policy?

The Igarapé Institute’s Ilona Szabó and the Financial Times' Andres Schipani join Deep Dish to examine turmoil in South America’s largest economy.

For Brazil’s President Bolsonaro, a consequence of mishandling COVID-19 could be losing the 2022 presidential election.

What does one giant boat's ability to halt 10 percent of global trade tell us about our globalized world?

Some of the most important innovations in the news media may be happening in Africa. What can we learn?

By investing in infrastructure, the United States can prepare communities to participate in a changing economy, increase access to opportunity, and address challenges highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

With the holiday celebrations behind us, here is a quick recap of some of the stats that defined the past twelve months of programming at the Council.

Reflect on the year with highlights from the Council's public opinion research and analysis.

Through selective breeding of African indigenous chickens to improve small scale poultry production, we can tackle food insecurity in Tanzania and Ghana.

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

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

Businesses in the center of the value chain are crucial to the food system, and these intermediary links are under threat from the COVID-19 pandemic.

This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs explains how we must fun research about microbes to protect our health and the crops we need to survive.

One of the defining features of 2020 has been the declaration of seemly one crisis after another, but why are some events declared crisis and why are others not?

Gain insight into the spread and impact of pandemics, why they are becoming more common, and how cities can help minimize threats now and into the future.

Global Cities intern Paula Pelletier examines what cities should do with programs formed in response to COVID-19.

In the most globally connected financial capitals, skyscrapers will continue to serve as a key component of the built environment.

Survey data from several surveys in China show that the Chinese people are largely satisfied with their country's response to the pandemic.

In the battle between pathogen and host—whether a human or food crop—it’s often a deadly race to see who wins.

Mike Kelleher joins the Chicago Council on Global Affairs to explore potato disease and explain the historic breakthrough for a durable and safe solution.

In this blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, we dig deeper into how the pandemic has affected immigrants to the US.

While some countries are beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel, others continue to struggle through the crisis as case numbers remain elevated.

Although cases have declined significantly in Europe, the United States, and much of East Asia, the pandemic remains a major threat in South America, India, and several other nations around the world.

Outbreaks continue to emerge even as vaccinations increase; some countries feel safe to engage in more normal activities while others introduce new restrictions.

In some countries the year of the pandemic is coming to a close, with successful vaccination campaigns providing an exit from pandemic restrictions. But that’s not the case everywhere.

Some countries, now awash in vaccines, are looking abroad to help other countries combat the pandemic. For those with slower rollouts, the fight against the pandemic continues.

Americans are less worried about COVID-19 than they have been at any point since the initial shutdown in early 2020, Council polling finds.

President Joe Biden will host the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, in December 2022. Africa’s shift toward China, Russia will be the meeting subtext.

Examples around the world make clear that density—whether low or high—is no excuse when it comes to the appalling number of COVID-19 cases facing the United States.

Xuefei Ren argues that cities in China and India are more aptly compared in territorial vs. associational governance than by regime type.

With food security front and center amid COVID-19, climate change, and increased conflict, understanding how the US engages on this issue globally is critical.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores if economic inequality is the inevitable consequence of becoming a globally powerful city.

Mayhem in Westminster has roots in Brexit and a political culture that favors dogma over evidence, argues columnist Chris Morris.

Cities use migration-focused narratives not only in an attempt to influence global discussions, but also to achieve concrete outcomes for transforming local realities.

Roger Thurow shares a poem evoking the human face of domestic hunger — an issue that is too often forgotten in policy discussions.

Pattis Family Foundation Global Cities Book Award nominee Edward Glaeser examines the gaps in health care, education, and governance laid bare by the pandemic.

Our weekly roundup the top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

Although data shows South Koreans remain uncomfortable with homosexuality, recent trends show an increase in acceptance.

Australians are more concerned about severe weather events than the climate crisis causing them. But is tackling the former alone just putting out fires?

Lima 2035 shares their ambitious plan to change urban food systems to transform the world’s driest megacity.