December 18, 2018, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Flavia Carbonari, Stig Nygaard, Download Report (PDF), This report authored by a group of experts from Brazil, Columbia, Mexico, and the United States discusses a regional vision for reducing urban violence in the Western Hemisphere., Introduction, For ...

November 2, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff and Max Goldsmith, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), President Trump’s skepticism on climate change and decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement is out of step with the American public overall., On June 1, 2017, Presi...

November 5, 2018, RESEARCH Report by Katelyn Jones, Download Report (PDF), Recognizing the critical importance of addressing D&I across sectors, a group of leaders gathered in a roundtable at the Council’s 2018 Global Health and Development Symposium., Key Findings , Gender equality is no long...

January 24, 2018, RESEARCH Report by Rob Paral, REUTERS, Download Report (PDF), As the United States strives to build a workforce that will maintain its economic competitiveness, we must invest in education and training for foreign-born workers., Key Findings, Immigrants are significant contribut...

January 17, 2018, RESEARCH Report by Patricia Kim, Download Report (PDF), Securing Beijing’s cooperation on denuclearizing North Korea requires a clear understanding of Chinese strategic thinking on the Korean Peninsula., Key Findings, ​This paper will provide a brief overview of three critic...

January 15, 2018, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lily Wojtowicz , and Stepan Goncharov, Eurasian Women’s Forum, Download Report (PDF), The Council and Levada Center in Moscow, Russia coordinated surveys to compare US and Russia public opinion about foreign policy issues., Key F...

October 20, 2018, RESEARCH Report, Patrick L. Pyszka, Download Report (PDF), It is in the hands of mayors, working with their residents and local leaders, to drive concrete solutions to climate change., Key Findings , On December 4–5, 2017, the City of Chicago hosted the North American Climate...

October 19, 2018, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff and Craig Kafura, CDC Global, Download Report (PDF), The Trump administration’s active efforts to portray China as a bad international actor will further heighten tensions between the two countries, but as of yet, the American p...

October 1, 2018, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), The US public views North Korea’s nuclear program as one of the top threats facing the country., Introduction, The 2018 Chicago Council Survey finds that the US public views North Korea’s nuclea...

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.,...