March 22, 2018, RESEARCH Report by Felix Kwame Yeboah, Hadynyah, Download Report (PDF), The US and global community must promote youth-inclusive agricultural transformation, or they risk seeing strategic partners weakened by rapid population growth and threatened by the instability this generates...

January 23, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Results of a Chicago Council Survey find that more Americans think the January 3 drone strike that killed Iranian Quds Force Commander Quasem Soleimani has made the United States les...

August 21, 2023, RESEARCH Report by Elizabeth Shackelford , Ethan Kessler , and Emma Sanderson, USA AFRICOM, Download Report (PDF), The US strategy toward Africa today is neither effective nor sustainable. It’s time to flip the script., US policy in Africa has for too long prioritized short-ter...

September 15, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Ivo H. Daalder , Karl Friedhoff , and Craig Kafura, The White House, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), 2015 Chicago Council Survey results demonstrate the American public remains committed to engagement in the world., Am...

January 27, 2020, RESEARCH Report by John Austin and Alexander Hitch, Download Report (PDF), The Midwest possesses a dynamic political and economic history that lies at the center of America’s economic growth and keeps the region front and center in politics today., Key Findings, The Midwest ha...

August 12, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, David Goldman / AP, Download Report (PDF), Republicans are focused on inflation and immigration ahead of the November election, while Democrats emphasize abortion policies and democracy., The 2024 US presidential elec...

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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...

October 1, 2011, RESEARCH Report by Catherine Bertini, Getty, Download Report (PDF), This report includes recommendations for how girls in rural communities can be better supported through improved personal and professional development, health, and safety., In August 2010, The Chicago Council ann...

April 26, 2012, RESEARCH Report by Catherine Bertini and Dan Glickman, Asantha Abeysooriya, Download Report (PDF), This report examines how policy changes have contributed to U.S. leadership in improving global food security., The 2012 Progress Report on U.S. Leadership in Global Agricultural De...