February 11, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm, Michael Dziedzic, Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm analyze new public opinion data showing there is partisan agreement on how best to respond to the recent Russian hack., The Biden administration has ordered a broad as...

October 6, 2025, RESEARCH Report by Karl Friedhoff, Rick Bowmer / AP, Download Report (PDF), Washington is already behind in the race to secure critical minerals and rare earth elements. This report presents a path forward., Executive Summary, The race to secure critical minerals (CM) and rare ea...

June 22, 2016, RESEARCH Report by Steven Babitch , Christian W. Fabian , Aaron Rudberg , and Sean Shelby, Logan Weaver, Download Report (PDF), Cyber theft has cost the US economy billions of dollars and has resulted in the loss of millions of jobs. The government is now being pressured to develop...

March 23, 2016, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Nicole Fisher, Camilo Jimenez, Download Report (PDF), The recommended policy changes would not only address issues in the Midwest, but would help ensure an improvement in healthcare across the country., Executive Summary, Healthcare is a critical part of t...

December 9, 2014, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Stephanie Mercier, Timothy Eberly, Download Report (PDF), Foreign-born workers are on the land, in laboratories, and everywhere in between. Immigration reform will strengthen Midwest agriculture., Agriculture is an important part of the Midwestern econo...

April 16, 2015, RESEARCH Report by Doug Bereuter , Dan Glickman , and Catherine Bertini, Download Report (PDF), This report calls on the United States to use the power of the agriculture and food sector to reduce the reality and risks of malnutrition globally., Leveraging Agriculture and Food to ...

February 18, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm, REUTERS, New survey data shows a partisan divide on what Americans believe is the greatest threat to the United States: Democrats rank violent white nationalist groups the highest, while Republicans list China as t...

March 16, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Brendan Helm , Denis Volkov , and Stepan Goncharov, REUTERS, Download Report (PDF), A joint Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Levada Analytical Center survey shows few Russians or Americans expect great changes to US-Russia t...

May 20, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Stephen Slick and Joshua Busby, REUTERS, Download Report (PDF), A final Trump-Era survey confirms broad popular support for the intelligence community and reveals opportunities for greater transparency., May 2021 , The University of Texas-Austin�...

April 22, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Amir Farmanesh , and Brendan Helm, Reuters, A new poll shows Iranians recognize the economic and security benefits of a closer relationship with China., China has significantly increased its involvement and cooperation with Iran. Las...