Global Insight

Where once there was one Midwest, rising and falling with the industrial era, there are now two Midwests, marching to different economic drummers.

President Moon’s approval ratings have declined from 45 percent last week to 42 percent this week according to a Gallup Korea survey conducted from February 25-27.

In October, I visited Seoul with a delegation of Chicago Council Emerging Leaders on a Korea Foundation-funded trip led by Karl Friedhoff, the Council’s Korea specialist.

Do Chicagoans truly understand the role the Navy plays around the world and the increasing challenges it faces?

The Midwest possesses huge political and economic power in the United States. Richard C. Longworth explains the five things to know about the Midwest in 2020.

Following the drone attack that killed Qassim Suleimani, cities across the US intensified local security measures—representing the new era of global affairs.

With so much activity around cities in today's world, there is a lot to track. Here are ten trends in 2020 to watch where cities will be particularly influential on the global stage.

Overshadowed by global trade conflicts, the pending EU-Mercosur trade pact underlines the shifting global trade landscape away from a US-led international trade order.

The Council's Michael H. Moskow shares his insights on why Paul A. Volcker was critical in breaking the back of inflation in the 1970s and 1980s.

With an extension on Brexit, we revisit the prospects of a future trade agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States.