September 22, 2020, RESEARCH Report by Samuel Kling and Lucas Stephens, PhD, Eric Allix Rogers, Download Report (PDF), The growing role of federal and state money in combatting erosion and flooding at Chicago’s Lake Michigan shore offers an opportunity to mandate local governments make their be...

December 21, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , and Lily Wojtowicz, John Brighenti, Download Report (PDF), Survey data shows thirty-year lows for American views of Russia., Americans Support Congressional Inquiry into Russian Hack, High-profile Republican stalwar...

August 22, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Karl Friedhoff, Evan Vucci / AP, Download Report (PDF), While supporters of both parties see benefits in US security agreements, Republicans tend to be more concerned about the associated costs., For the past 75 years, the US alli...

August 14, 2018, RESEARCH Working Paper by John Austin, Bob Jagendorf, Download Report (PDF), While the Midwest outpaces other US regions on innovation and talent-creation metrics, it continues to export its wealth and new discoveries to the coasts., Key Findings, Since the 2016 election was tipp...

February 21, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Toby Dalton , Karl Friedhoff , and Lami Kim, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Public opinion data finds robust support for a domestic nuclear weapons program in South Korea., Once a topic for the political fringe, acquisition of nuclear weapons ...

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...

February 15, 1982, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by John E. Rielly, US Library of Congress, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 1982 Chicago Council Survey shows important disparities between public opinion and Reagan administration policies in defense spending, arms control, foreign ...

September 27, 2023, RESEARCH Working Paper by John Austin and Lucas Kreuzer, AP Photos, Download the Report (PDF), The regeneration strategies of the former industrial areas of Pittsburgh in the US and Germany's Ruhr offer lessons for other regions in economic transition., Industrial regions acro...

October 4, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), As the war in Ukraine continues, majorities say the United States should maintain or increase its commitment to NATO., In recent years, some Republican leaders on Capitol Hill have drifted away from ...

March 31, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, REUTERS, A March 2021 survey finds Americans see US priorities in Asia to be less about limiting the expansion of China and more about economic growth and strengthening democracy., At his first press conference, President Biden sai...