Blog Posts

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.

We explore the tensions between two key US allies in Asia—Japan and South Korea—and what happened in 2019 that led the countries here.

Hong Kongers lose faith and trust in the police after a series of violent protests.

Despite the Trump Administration’s objections to the WTO, the American public is not so quick to decry this international institution.

Polling on holiday greetings dates back to 2004, when Fox News host Bill O’Reilly launched the "War on Christmas" narrative into American society. But which holiday greetings do Americans prefer?

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.

As the Christmas holidays approach, we review both key and controversial topics in current politics

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

We all share in the cost of lower education, reduced labor productivity, and escalating health care costs.

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.