Selected Publications

Girls Grow Final Report
Chicago Council of Global Affairs
October 12, 2011


Girls Are the Backbone of Rural Economies
USA Today
March 4, 2011


Teach A Man to Fish
Public Service Review: Science and Technology
Issue 7, June 2010


Our Own Words
CNY Magazine
March/April 2010


The G-8 Announcement on Agricultural Development: Can it save the World From Hunger?
Co-authored with Hon. Dan Glickman
The Huffington Post
July 2009


Boost Agricultural Aid
Co-authored with Hon. Dan Glickman
The Wichita Eagle
June 2009


Farm Futures: Bringing Agriculture Back to U.S. Foreign Policy
Co-authored with Hon. Dan Glickman
Foreign Affairs
June 2009

Professor Bertini and Secretary Glickman publish an Op-Ed in Washington Times
Co-authored with Hon. Dan Glickman
The Washington Times
May 2009

Renewing American Leadership in the Fight Against Global Hunger and Poverty: The Chicago Initiative on Global Agricultural Development
Co-chaired with Hon. Dan Glickman
Full Report (pdf)
Executive Summary (pdf)
February 2009

Invest in Africa's Farmers - the Women
The Des Moines Register
July 2008

Gender Impact Strategy For Agricultural Development
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
June 2008

Modernizing America's Food and Farm Policy:
Vision for a New Direction

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Co-chaired with Hon. Robert Thompson and Hon. August Schumacher Jr.
Full Report (pdf)
Executive Summary (pdf)
September 2006

Just Do Aid Right
Harvard International Review
Spring 2006

Mr. America: A Former U.N. Official Makes The Case For
John Bolton

Wall Street Journal
May 2005