July 17, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , Heela Rasool-Ayub , Candace Rondeaux , and Christopher Shell, Evgeniy Maloletka / AP, Download Report (PDF), Majorities across the American melting pot support continued US aid to Kyiv., In April, President Joe Biden sig...

February 18, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm, REUTERS, New survey data shows a partisan divide on what Americans believe is the greatest threat to the United States: Democrats rank violent white nationalist groups the highest, while Republicans list China as t...

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...

September 25, 2023, RESEARCH Report by Karl Friedhoff, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), Advancing the group's pillars of prosperity and development will be at the very heart of competition with China in the coming decade., The Quad—the country grouping including the United States, Japan, Austr...

October 9, 2017, RESEARCH Book by Ivo H. Daalder , Dina Smeltz , and Craig Kafura, George Bakos, This book, meant for students in American foreign policy, gives a broad introduction to a wide range of domestic factors that influence US policymakers., The seventh edition of this leading reader for...

February 10, 2021, RESEARCH Report by Ivo H. Daalder , Chuck Hagel , Malcolm Rifkind , and Kevin Rudd, REUTERS, Download Report (PDF), A task force, cochaired by Chuck Hagel, Malcolm Rifkind, and Kevin Rudd with Ivo Daalder, argues that fraying American alliances and a rapidly changing security e...

January 27, 2020, RESEARCH Report by John Austin and Alexander Hitch, Download Report (PDF), The Midwest possesses a dynamic political and economic history that lies at the center of America’s economic growth and keeps the region front and center in politics today., Key Findings, The Midwest ha...

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July 23, 2015, RESEARCH Report by Rebecca S. Carson, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), A new report from the Council suggests Midwestern states are unprepared for President Obama's new immigration policies., States in the Midwest are not uniformly prepared to implement immigration policies advanced...

April 16, 2015, RESEARCH Report by Doug Bereuter , Dan Glickman , and Catherine Bertini, Download Report (PDF), This report calls on the United States to use the power of the agriculture and food sector to reduce the reality and risks of malnutrition globally., Leveraging Agriculture and Food to ...