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...

September 28, 2022, RESEARCH Report, USDA, Download Report (PDF) Download Summary (PDF), The Council convened a task force to provide recommendations to advance the goals of the 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health., The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Heal...

September 15, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Public support for US military bases on the continent is also on the rise, Council polling reveals., Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reoriented public attention to Europe, and Americans across the political spectrum support the...

June 17, 2021, RESEARCH Report by Sascha Haselmayer, Download Report (PDF), New America's Sascha Haselmayer presents a strategic vision for city procurement., Executive Summary, In a volatile and changing world, one government function is in a position to address challenges ranging from climate c...

September 16, 2010, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Marshall M. Bouton , Rachel Bronson , Gregory Holyk , Catherine Hug , Steven Kull , Benjamin I. Page , Silvia Veltcheva , and Thomas Wright, Jon Sailer, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 2010 Chicago Council Survey shows that Amer...

April 17, 2018, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff and Craig Kafura, US Dept. of Agriculture, Download Report (PDF), The American public continues to view Japan favorably. More than 86 percent say that the United States and Japan are mostly partners., Key Findings , Six in ten Amer...

October 17, 2016, RESEARCH Report by Sara McElmurry , Juliana Kerr , Theresa Cardinal Brown , and Lazaro Zamora, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), The United States needs pragmatic, sensible approaches to immigration that will improve the nation’s security while balancing its role in other key na...

February 25, 2009, RESEARCH Report by Catherine Bertini , Dan Glickman , and Robert Paarlberg, Download Report (PDF), Recommendations for how the Obama administration and Congress can restore America’s leadership in the fight against global hunger and poverty., Executive Summary, The Chicago In...

October 13, 2022, RESEARCH Report by Xiangming Chen, Reuters, Even as the war in Ukraine creates risks, the extensive city-based CEFT network remains resilient from its continued expansion, improved infrastructure, and operational adaptability., China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will offic...

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...