Food Security
The Global Food and Water Security Program provides long-term, strategic guidance to policy makers on the economic, political, social, and climate-related causes of and responses to food insecurity around the world.

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Opportunity Amid Austerity: Three Principles for Resilient Agricultural Growth
Commentary by Colin Christensen — May 23, 2025

Is Food Security National Security?
Commentary by Caitlin Welsh — May 21, 2025

Ceasefire Talks: What’s at Stake for Ukraine’s Agriculture Sector and Global Food Security?
Critical Questions by Caitlin Welsh, Emma Dodd, and Joseph Glauber — May 6, 2025

Can India Cut Off Pakistan’s Indus River Lifeline?
Critical Questions by David Michel — May 1, 2025
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Bolstering Small-Scale Agriculture in an Era of Uncertainty with IFAD President Alvaro Lario

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Cultivating Competitiveness: Addressing the Challenges of Transportation and Logistics

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Cultivating Competitiveness: Emerging Technologies and Agricultural Innovation

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Cultivating Competitiveness: North American Agricultural Competitiveness in an Era of Great Power Competition

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Cultivating Competitiveness: The Fruits of an Integrated North American Market

Cultivating Competitiveness: Charting North American Prosperity through Food and Agriculture

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Cultivating Competitiveness: Positioning North America as a Strategic Agricultural Bloc

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Preventing, Detecting, and Responding to Animal Disease Threats: 20 Years of UN FAO ECTAD
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Food as the “Silent Weapon”: Russia’s Gains and Ukraine’s Losses
Report by Caitlin Welsh and Joseph Glauber — February 29, 2024
“Food as the “Silent Weapon”: Russia’s Gains and Ukraine’s Losses”: Audio Brief with Caitlin Welsh
Podcast Episode by Caitlin Welsh — February 29, 2024

Russia, Ukraine, and Global Food Security: A Two-Year Assessment
Critical Questions by Caitlin Welsh — February 27, 2024
The Trade and Food Security Debate
Critical Questions by Katrin Kuhlmann — February 22, 2024
Troubling Waters: Understanding Global Water Security
Digital Report by Zane Swanson and Sarah Grace — February 12, 2024
2024 Global Forecast: Vying for Influence in the Global South
Digital Report by Michelle Strucke, J. Stephen Morrison, Noam Unger, Caitlin Welsh, Richard M. Rossow, Gregory B. Poling, Ryan C. Berg, Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, Craig Cohen, and Alex Kisling — February 7, 2024
Rafat Al-Akhali: Yemen on the Brink
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman, Will Todman, and Leah Hickert — January 9, 2024

Water and Global Climate Action at COP28
Commentary by David Michel — December 20, 2023
Food Sharing: Human Evolution and Achieving Food Security for All
Commentary by Zane Swanson — December 20, 2023
Reviewing COP28 Outcomes for Food Security
Event — December 18, 2023