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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.

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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

US Cuts Troops in Germany, Hong Kong Elections Postponed, Dictators in Trouble

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Karen DeYoung, Nirmal Ghosh, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss US troops in Germany, Hong Kong, US-China tensions, Israel, and much more.

American soldiers at US army base, in front of a sun set.
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US Foreign Policy

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

Why Allies are Key for US Security Today

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

CFR's Mira Rapp-Hooper explains why NATO is still essential for America’s global leadership – but must be remade to meet the challenges of the 21st century.

Angela Merkel and Donald Trump face eachother at the NATO Summit.
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Defense and Security

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"?

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James Balensiefen
US Foreign Policy

Column: What Pompeo gets right—and wrong—about China

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The Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Instead of continuing "the old paradigm of blind engagement with China," Pompeo calls for unrelenting pressure to force Beijing to change its ways.

Mike Pompeo Defense and Security

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

An Interview with Robert Muggah

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Project Syndicate
Robert Muggah

Project Syndicate talks with Robert Muggah, a co-founder of the SecDev Group and the Igarapé Institute.

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"Ally On-Shoring" in the Age of China and Trump

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The New Diplomatist
John Austin

In this episode, Garrison host's John C. Austin for a discussion of his theory of "Ally On-Shoring", a proposed method of economic and security cooperation among democracies in the face of the rising challenges of a revisionist China abroad and a resurgent protectionist and nationalist attitude at home.

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Global Economy