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Public Attitudes on US Intelligence

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

A 2019 survey confirms that Americans broadly support Intelligence agencies despite their limited transparency and persistent antagonism from President Trump.

People walking in blurred motion through the Financial District of Paris, France US Foreign Policy

While the West dithers, Russia stays busy

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

When it comes to Russia, the West remains mostly divided—and no one has stepped up to lead the way to collective action.

 Protesters gather near Independence Palace, residence of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, in Minsk on Sept. 6 US Foreign Policy

Solving Global Inequality with Thomas Piketty

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Economist Thomas Piketty joins Deep Dish to examine the ideas that drive persistent global inequality and the solutions he believes will produce a more equitable future.

Children protesting and holding a sign that says "Make Billionaires Pay."
Reuters
Global Economy

Thailand's Youth Demand Democratic Reforms

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Pavin Chachavalpongpun joins Deep Dish to explain how social media makes Thailand's youth protests different than past movements.

Young people at a protest in Thailand.
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Urban, Suburban, and Rural Americans Agree on Key Issues Ahead of 2020 Election

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Running Numbers by Brendan Helm

Data from the 2019 Chicago Council Survey revealed that certain issues which once divided those living in cities, suburbs, or the country have become sources of agreement

Voters in Des Moines precincts 44, 58 and 59 cast their ballots at Callanan Middle School.
Phil Roeder
Public Opinion

Belarus, US Pushes Iran Sanctions, Turkey vs. Greece

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Journalists from some of the world’s leading media outlets join Council President Ivo Daalder to discuss Belarus, Iran, and Turkey-Greece relations.

A map of COVID-19 cases across Europe Global Health

Israel-UAE Peace Agreement, US Election Interference, Belarus

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Ivo Daalder talked with leading global media reporters about the peace agreement between Israel and UAE, the 2020 election, Belarus, and why Turkey is a problem for NATO.

People holding flags gather to protest elections in Belarus
Jana Shnipelson
Global Politics

Lebanon, China Tech Decoupling, Putin

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Reporters from some of the world’s leading media outlets joined the Council to discuss the explosion in Lebanon, what TikTok tells us about tech decoupling from China, and whether Russia’s President Putin is in trouble.

Aftermath of the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon on Aug 4, 2020.
Lisa Hastert
US Foreign Policy

Nuclear Threats 75 Years After Hiroshima

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Former deputy secretary of energy Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall and Stanford University’s Scott Sagan examine nuclear weapons today and what Americans can do as arms control regimes falter.

Left: Mushroom cloud over Hiroshima; Right: Atomic Cloud Rises Over Nagasaki US Foreign Policy

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.

Atomic bomb dome (Genbaku Dome) in Hiroshima, Japan Public Opinion