Commentary and Analysis

Council survey data shows that support for Elizabeth Warren for president did not expand to working-class people, which was likely her downfall. 

A survey  conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) found that just 39 percent of Palestinians continue to support the concept of a two-state solution.

Presidential candidates and the President are overstating Americans’ desire for a full-scale retreat from the Middle East.

All too often commentators on the American public and foreign policy conflate public weariness with foreign military intervention with a desire to disengage from global affairs.

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.

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

Dina Smeltz and Joshua Busby discuss American public opinion of Trump's foreign policy positions.

Trump’s Overseas Agenda Is a Golden Opportunity for Democrats

In early February 2019, the United States withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Russia withdrew from the treaty the next day.

Global population is expected to peak and then decline this century, reshaping everything from economic growth and immigration to government spending and climate change.