June 23, 2016, RESEARCH Working Paper by Kathryn Reilly, Jason Pofahl, Download Report (PDF), This paper calls for a reimagined global retirement account that's tailored to bolster retirement security for today's global workforce., Over the past 50 years, trends in employer-sponsored benefits, p...

April 21, 2016, RESEARCH Report by Robert Taylor, Marcin Jozwiak, Download Report (PDF), This report outlines two recommendations for how cities can address climate change overall and ultimately succeed in a lower-carbon world., Executive Summary, What role do global cities play in addressing cli...

September 22, 2021, RESEARCH Book by Richard C. Longworth, A dual history, of a century of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and of the foreign policy battles and debates as they paraded across the Council's stage., The Council came to life in 1922 in a Chicago dominated by isolationism. It l...

September 18, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz and Dina Smeltz, Mahmoud Illean / AP, Download Report (PDF), But as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens, Democrats and Independents say US support for Israel has gone too far., Israel’s unprecedent strike against a delegation...

May 15, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Jehad Alshrafi / AP, Download Report (PDF), Republicans support US backing for Israel until its military objectives in Gaza are achieved, while majorities of Democrats now oppose it., The two-month ceasefire between Isr...

October 7, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Ivo H. Daalder , Karl Friedhoff , Craig Kafura , and Emily Sullivan, iStock, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), While the Biden administration seems to understand where Americans stand on China and domestic renewal to suppor...

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...

July 24, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz , Dina Smeltz , Denis Volkov , and Stepan Goncharov, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), Russians report limited impact of Western-imposed sanctions and continued support for the war in Ukraine., In a unified effort to curtail Russia’s ...

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...

July 18, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Karl Friedhoff , and Craig Kafura, Ali Shaker, Download Report (PDF), Although Donald Trump is the clear frontrunner for Republicans, the Chicago Council Survey finds that some key issues are still a challenge for those who supported ...