Commentary and Analysis

Of those who self-identify as Democrats in our 2019 Chicago Council Survey, about half are liberals while the other half are moderate/conservative. There are six key issues for which the two groups have differing opinions.

Many have come to term the generational divide around climate change beliefs the "global warming age gap"—and many more are deeply concerned about its implications for climate change policy.

The ramifications of Brexit are unfolding in Northern Ireland. As a result, historical, political, and religious divides are increasingly felt in debates over the future of the country's border.

James M. Lindsay of the Council on Foreign Relations joins the Council's Dina Smeltz to discuss the findings of the newly released 2019 Chicago Council Survey on how Americans view US foreign policy.

After three years of negotiations, the United Kingdom remains divided on how to tackle Brexit.

In less than three years, President Trump has had three national security advisers: a campaign aide with a checkered past, a respected general, and an ideologue with strong views apparently consonant with his own. All ultimately failed.

The US president often has nearly unchecked authority in foreign policy. We should learn how candidates would wield that power.

Meet the new Red Scare. Is it the same as the old Red Scare?

Palestinians are critical of the US and Peace to Prosperity plan.

Putin has spent the better part of two decades centralizing his power while actively undermining liberal institutions. But it is the failure of the US and its allies to adequately defend liberalism that is the real threat.