Commentary and Analysis

To deter Russia, America must help revive the region’s security architecture, Council President Ivo Daalder and James M. Goldgeier argue.

"The year we’re leaving behind was a bad one for democracy — a reminder that progress is fragile and not inevitable, and that history doesn’t always take a linear path," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

It's been a busy 2021. Recap the year with the survey team's analyses of public opinion on the most critical issues at home and around the world.

Despite majority approval among Democratic public, congressional Democrats struggle to pass immigration reform.

Bobby Ghosh, Steven Erlanger, and Carla Anne Robbins join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

What role should the United States play in the Middle East after leaving Afghanistan?

Is the threat of a NATO expansion the core issue driving Putin’s aggression towards Ukraine, or are his concerns about legacy to blame?

“Blindly increasing our defense dollars isn’t a path to more security,” writes Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford in the Chicago Tribune.

"The 2021 Chicago Council Survey finds that a narrow majority of Americans support some sort of boycott of this year’s Beijing Olympics,” Craig Kafura tells WTTW.

Council President Ivo Daalder discusses how history, politics, and public opinion are reshaping the US-China relationship with Defense One.