May 2, 2019, RESEARCH Report by Alexander Hitch, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), This report explores ways cities can assess the true value of their public assets, Introduction, Cities seeking to pursue such strategies need a systematic way to assess the true value of their public assets, to dev...

October 16, 2019, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Roger Thurow, Download Report (PDF), This paper seeks to raise awareness of the growing global obesity epidemic and the need to address the economic, security, and humanitarian threats it poses., Introduction, While the development community has been foc...

October 15, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff , Dina Smeltz , and Scott Snyder, Download Report (PDF), Chicago Council and Asan Institute surveys conducted in 2019 find that both South Koreans and Americans see a strengthened US-ROK alliance as an asset in dealing with China,...

December 24, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Dina Smeltz, Simon Foot, Download Report (PDF), A survey shows more Americans now oppose expanding the US-Mexico border wall since last asked in 2016., Introduction, The federal government remains in a partial shutdown, the lon...

April 1, 2019, RESEARCH Report by Catherine Bertini, Caren Firouz/Reuters, Download Report (PDF), This report is a collection of perspectives from 20 authors that highlights the needs of rural girls and solutions to the challenges they face., Introduction, Girls Leading: From Rural Economies to G...

September 19, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Bettina Hammer, David Sandoz, Download Report (PDF), This survey finds most Americans still consider Iran’s nuclear program a critical threat, but at lower levels before 2015 nuclear deal., Introduction, The 2019 Chicago Coun...

September 18, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), The American public sees the US-German relationship as good for US national security but is divided over military forces in Germany., Introduction, The American public, meanwhile, sees the US-Germa...

February 1, 2017, RESEARCH Report, Download Report (PDF), This joint report examines the public opinion of changes taking place in the Asia-Pacific, including mutual concerns and competing visions, in order to make better-informed policy decisions., Executive Summary, With rapidly evolving develo...

August 7, 2019, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Samuel Kling, Tinou Bao, Download Report (PDF), The new paradigm of "mobility as a service" promises to change how people move, with local and global ramifications., Introduction, The new paradigm of "mobility as a service" (MaaS)-offering myriad, integrat...

October 9, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Brendan Helm , Alexander Hitch , and Dina Smeltz, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), This survey finds that though Republicans and Democrats differ on whether President Trump’s strategy is an effective approach to trade policy, the American public...