July 10, 2019, RESEARCH Report by Catherine Bertini, Download Report (PDF), This paper provides guidance for new leaders through various stages of the early days of UN leadership., Introduction, From preparations made upon appointment to the position to the first 100 days in office and finally th...

February 16, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), Republicans with a very favorable view of the former president seem to prefer a US role that is more independent and less cooperative., For the first time in the nearly 50-year his...

July 7, 2018, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Ian Klaus , Hugo Decramer , Michele Acuto , Juliana Kerr , Sam Tabory , and Noah J. Toly, Download Report (PDF), Cities are now more connected than ever before on a global scale. Yet local governments are not just spectators of this networked age: they are a...

October 18, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Sara McElmurry, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Despite the Trump administration’s approach to immigration, survey data reveals growing support for a pathway to citizenship for unauthorized workers., Views of Immigrants and Re...

September 23, 2014, RESEARCH Report by Juliana Kerr , Paul N. McDaniel , and Melissa Guinan, Hans Isaacson, Download Report (PDF), According to a new report, Midwestern policymakers—rather than federal leadership—must take action on immigration policy., Elected and civic leaders throughout th...

March 13, 2017, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Andrea Durkin, Download Report (PDF), Andrea Durkin outlines recommended actions related to a Council report calling for a new US program to promote trade facilitation in food., Executive Summary, Investment in trade capacity and facilitation can be a key ...

November 2, 2022, RESEARCH Working Paper by John Austin, John Austin shares insights from a transatlantic convening that explores the political repercussions of economic inequality and extremist ideology., "Ownership of their own future." "Locally owned and operated solutions." "Building on ident...

September 17, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Ivo H. Daalder , Karl Friedhoff , Craig Kafura , and Brendan Helm, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), Dina Smeltz, Ivo H. Daalder, Karl Friedhoff, Craig Kafura, and Brendan Helm analyze data finding Democrats and Republic...

October 13, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff and Dina Smeltz, Download Report (PDF), Should reunification of North and South Korea eventually take place, Americans favor maintaining the alliance but are split on keeping US forces on the Korean Peninsula., As President Park G...

July 10, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Karl Friedhoff , Craig Kafura , and Brendan Helm, US Army, Download Report (PDF), Recent survey data shows that most Americans generally oppose selling weapons, but are divided on their opinion of the US' relationship with Riyadh., As...