September 25, 2018, RESEARCH Report by Karen Weigert, Download Report (PDF), An estimated 100 billion square meters of new construction is expected in countries without mandatory building energy codes. A consistent set of principles can frame the work needed to shape thriving, low-carbon cities.,...

October 20, 2020, RESEARCH Report by Paul Hofhuis, COP21, Download Report (PDF), A Democratic victory provides greater opportunity for transatlantic collaboration, but underlying structures for cooperation among societal stakeholders in the United States need to be reinvigorated., Introduction, A...

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...

November 13, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Sam Dong, Aaron Favila / AP, Download Report (PDF), Unique parallel surveys find both publics agree trade and international engagement benefit their countries, but to different degrees., The competition between the United States...

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...

September 10, 2020, RESEARCH Report by Paul N. McDaniel and Rob Paral, findingamerican.com, Download Report (PDF), Chicago is positioned to elevate itself as a bold city, capable of taking on cutting-edge policies and providing accessible opportunities for all residents., Challenges facing immigr...

September 15, 2022, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Gloria Dabek , Samanta Dunford , Priya Fielding-Singh , and Peggy Tsai Yih, Download Report (PDF), Accessing and affording healthy food is a challenge for many Americans. In collaboration with World Central Kitchen, the Council provides domestic policy...

November 29, 2022, RESEARCH Working Paper by Benjamin Leffel and Michele Acuto, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Cities are key actors in the fight against climate change. Progress made in data collection on city involvement in global governance is crucial to their success., The impact of cities f...

July 17, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Heela Rasool-Ayub , Candace Rondeaux , and Christopher Shell, Ed Wray / AP, Download Report (PDF), Majorities across racial groups want the United States to be a world leader in economic and military strength, democrati...

June 22, 2017, RESEARCH Report, Richard Schneider, Download Report (PDF), This report is the product of an international effort between Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago and Mayor Anne Hidalgo of Paris to advance the discussion over how to transform neglected urban waterways., Urban waterways are nat...