December 2, 2022, RESEARCH Report by Christopher Kindell and Laura Valdés, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Two case studies from Bogotá and Chicago demonstrate how cities embraced participatory governance frameworks in their COVID-19 pandemic responses., Among the many urban crises precipitated...

May 17, 2016, RESEARCH Report by Aisha Sethi, UNHCR, Download Report (PDF), The report examines two important locales experienced by refugees: permanent camp settings, such as in Za’atari, Jordan, and transitory arrival centers, such as in Lampedusa, Italy., The world’s refugee population cur...

August 12, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Jonathan Ernst / Pool via AP, Meanwhile, about half say North Korea's nuclear program is a critical threat., The US alliance with South Korea remains one of the most important in the world. From North Korea’s expanding weapons p...

April 19, 2019, RESEARCH Working Paper by Orley C. Ashenfelter, Download Report (PDF), A paper from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs that honors the work of Michael H. Moskow in the Global Economy., Introduction, Much of what I have tried to do in my own research in the last forty years is t...

October 16, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Ahn Young-joon / AP, Download Report (PDF), Seven in 10 say the security relationship with Seoul does more to strengthen US national security than weaken it., As the 2024 presidential election nears, the American public is being ...

August 16, 2023, RESEARCH Report by Kelly Wilson , Stephanie Mercier , and Rob Myers, Edwin Remsberg & USDA-SARE, Download Report (PDF), Regenerative agriculture can help our food and agricultural systems become more resilient., Farmers and ranchers are facing escalating challenges from climate c...

November 6, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Reuters, With all eyes on Ukraine, it is unclear if a seventh North Korean nuclear test will really register with the American public., After several years of relative calm, tensions on the Korean Peninsula are beginning to incre...

April 30, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz and Dina Smeltz, Vahid Salemi / AP, Download Report (PDF), Majorities of Democrats and Independents support a potential deal similar to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, but only a minority of Republicans agree., For the fir...

October 28, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Korean Central News Agency via AP, Download Report (PDF), The public is open to resuming talks with Pyongyang under certain conditions and sees benefits from trade with Seoul., The US-South Korea alliance remains one of the most ...

January 28, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Lama El Baz , and Sam Dong, Download Report (PDF), Results and analysis of the Council's 2025 annual survey of American views on foreign policy., Chicago Council Survey Dashboard, Explore five decades of American att...