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The United Nations Food Systems Summit: What’s at Stake for the United States?
February 9, 2021 | Julie Howard

Julie Howard discusses an emerging new food systems model, September's UN Summit, and implications for the United States as rising concerns about environmental impact, climate change, and poor diets are increasingly changing the landscape of U.S. agricultural innovation.

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Food Insecurity Crises at Home and Abroad: Why Biden Must Lead on Both
January 26, 2021 | Caitlin Welsh There is no modern precedent for a food insecurity crisis plaguing the developing world and the United States at the same time. How the Biden administration responds to each will affect food security—and the U.S. reputation as a global leader—for decades.

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Humanitarian Aid in Sahelian Cities: Lessons for Long-Term Food Security
January 21, 2021 | Caitlin Welsh Humanitarian aid agencies are adapting to urbanization, targeting city residents as direct beneficiaries. With urban food insecurity soaring, long-term food security programs should also target city residents—or see further setbacks against Sustainable Development Goal 2.

Critical Questions
Rethinking Interagency Balance amid a Pandemic, Presidential Transition, and Soaring Global Food Insecurity
January 14, 2021 | Kimberly Flowers After more than a decade since Feed the Future's launch, is it time to rethink interagency collaboration?

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Helping Our Neighbors: U.S. Leadership Promotes Partnerships, Saves Lives in Global Fight against Hunger
January 13, 2021 U.S. global food security programming helps advance core U.S. values, strengthen U.S. alliances, and build new economic partnerships—key U.S. national security objectives that are increasingly important in the face of China’s growing influence in the developing world.

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New Crisis, New Challenges, Same Mission: Reasserting U.S. Leadership in the Global Fight against Hunger
January 13, 2021 With bipartisan support in Congress, the United States led the global response to the 2007-08 food security crisis. Today’s global food crisis is even deeper, requiring leadership and creativity to wage the next phase of the global fight against hunger and malnutrition.

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Experts React: Urban Legends
December 8, 2020 | Caitlin Welsh, Erol Yayboke, Jacob Kurtzer, Judd Devermont The most pressing foreign policy challenges will likely unfold in rapidly urbanizing landscapes. By 2050, over two-thirds of the world population will live in urban areas, presenting challenges and opportunities for political, security, and development stakeholders.

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A New Covid-19 Mantra? 'Nobody Is Safe until Everybody Is Fed'
December 4, 2020 | Chase Sova The Covid-19 "mission of the century" may not be about a vaccine alone. Malnourishment can affect vaccine efficacy so we may require a new mantra: “nobody is safe until everybody is fed.”

Critical Questions
People, Animals, and Bacteria: The Need to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Livestock Production
November 24, 2020 | Emmy Simmons What is the role of animal production in infectious diseases and human health? Understanding this link is critical for human health and global food security.

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The Nature of Agriculture: Why Food Systems Must Be Part of a Solution for People and Planet
November 18, 2020

Agriculture can contribute to climate change, but it can be a part of the solution if we act now to shift how we produce, transport, market, and consume food.

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A Biden Climate Policy for Agri-Food Systems Must Confound Traditional Policy Categories If It Is Going to Work
November 18, 2020 | Christian Man President-elect Biden could build a coalition around a comprehensive and bipartisan “Green New Plan.” This policy for climate and agri-food systems would have domestic and international applications.

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The U.S. Government Must Continue Leading on Overseas Humanitarian Aid. The World Depends on It. Literally.
October 28, 2020 The major challenge, today and always, is funding. In 2020, the world’s food needs have outstripped the World Food Programme’s resources due to “the three Cs”—conflict, Covid-19, and climate.

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