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Americans Want a Nuclear-Free World

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

Today, most Americans don’t want a world with nuclear weapons. According to the 2020 Chicago Council Survey two-thirds of Americans (66%) believe that no country should be allowed to have nuclear weapons.

Atomic bomb dome (Genbaku Dome) in Hiroshima, Japan Public Opinion

Global Public Opinion Reactions to COVID-19's Second Wave

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

The Chicago Council Survey team provides updates on public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic from the US, Canada, Japan, France, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

San Salvatore Hospital in Pesaro, Italy
Alberto Giuliani
Global Health

Will Canadians Tune In For Bubble Hockey?

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

Canada's national sport, hockey, is coming back in a bubble. Will Canadians tune in?

An ice hockey game being played in Washington state.
Jessica Wilson
Public Opinion

Alliance of Democracies—from America First to American Led

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Global Insight by Paul Poast

Can an administration that up to this point has been belligerent towards traditional US democratic allies and has rejected many forms of multilateralism be able to turn the page and shift from "America First" to "American Led"?

An American flag waving in wind, across a hazy sky
James Balensiefen
US Foreign Policy

Co-Operation: A Pre-Existing Condition

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Global Insight by Ian Klaus

Council expert Ian Klaus examines how history will remember the almost simultaneous global mobilization of policy and resources, as well as local urban adaptations and interventions.

Park closure sign with empty playground in background.
Jordan Hopkins
Global Health

The Most Resilient People on Earth? Farmers.

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Global Food for Thought by Liam Condon

Recent years have tested the resiliency of farmers with trade wars, catastrophic floods, and now the COVID-19 pandemic, but farmers are #StillFarming.

A worker carries a crate across a farm in Nipomo, California.
Tim Mossholder
Food and Agriculture

COVID-19 Shapes Global Public Opinion on Reopening and Reversals

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

This week, the Chicago Council Survey team updates public opinion on COVID-19 from the United States, Japan, Canada, France, Italy, the UK, Brazil, and Nigeria.

A person gets their temperature checked during the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing
Kian Zhan
Global Health

How Animal Agriculture can Fill the Hunger Gap that COVID-19 is Fast Widening

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Global Food for Thought by Richard Raymond

Animal agriculture has faced challenges around distribution and processing during the pandemic restrictions, but if safely managed, animal-sourced foods can be a powerful force against global hunger.

A close-up image of some cows in a field, with the sunsetting in the background.
Stijn te Strake
Food and Agriculture

Global Public Opinion as COVID-19 Second Wave Looms

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

This week the world passed the 11,836,900 million case mark, with over 544,231 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

A person in a face mask walks in Pont de Sully, Paris, France.
Thomas de Luze
Global Health

An Urban Pandemic Becomes an Urban Sprawl Pandemic

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Global Insight by Samuel Kling

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.

A crowded Times Square at night time
Cem Ersozlu
Global Health