March 19, 2019, RESEARCH Report by Mark W. Rosegrant, Download Report (PDF), This report examines the urgent challenges created by water scarcity and the impact on food security., Introduction, Successful, sustainable water management in agriculture is imperative to achieve the food and nutrition...

September 3, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, CDC Global, Download Report (PDF), This survey indicates that Americans broadly support engaging in trade with China, but are split along partisan lines on how to engage in that trade., Introduction, While Americans broadly suppor...

February 19, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff , Dina Smeltz , and Lily Wojtowicz, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Two recent surveys found that both the American and South Korean publics see an improvement in the security situation on the Korean peninsula., Introduction, Two...

June 27, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, CDC Global, Download Report (PDF), According to foreign policy leader surveys concerns about a potential trade war between the US and China are widespread., Introduction, According to surveys conducted in 2018 among foreign policy opi...

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...

November 4, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), This report says that Americans remain supportive of the US military presence in Japan., Introduction, President Trump’s longstanding skepticism toward US alliances and the coming negotiations over...

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...

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...

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,...