March 30, 2017, RESEARCH Report by Doug Bereuter and Dan Glickman, Download Report (PDF), The world today faces enormous challenges, including the threats of rapidly increasing instability, conflict, and migration as a result of inadequate food supplies and water scarcity., Key Findings, America ...

May 21, 2019, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Michael Tiboris, Download Report (PDF), China’s growing contributions to African development should not automatically be feared, but their increased presence should create a recalibration in US approaches to development., Key Facts and Figures , China is ...

May 3, 2016, RESEARCH Book by Roger Thurow, Raju GPK, Proper nutrition during the first 1,000 days of a child’s life can profoundly influence an individual’s ability to grow, learn, and work., Key Findings, Through compelling stories of new mothers and babies in Uganda, India, Guatemala, and ...

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 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...

September 18, 2017, RESEARCH Report by Rob Paral, Allen McGregor, Download Report (PDF), Cities of the American Midwest were largely built by immigration, and immigrants were a key component of the population growth these cities experienced in the early decades of the last century., Introduction,...

July 6, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), According to the 2015 Chicago Council Survey, most Americans support the general idea of an agreement with Iran to limit its nuclear program to civilian uses., Introduction, A majority of...

July 18, 2012, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Reuters, With the fighting in Syria, the American public said they would support US participation to enforce sanctions and a no-fly zone in Syria., Summary, With the fighting in Syria escalating into Damascus, there is still no consens...

November 9, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Cole Keister, Download Report (PDF), The Middle East remains the focus of what Americans perceive as the leading threats to US security, including international terrorism, the rise of violent Islamic extremist group...

January 10, 2018, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Weston S. Konishi, CDC Global, Download Report (PDF), China's growth in naval power is proceeding at a remarkable rate and foreshadows a change in the regional maritime balance of power. The US will move from being the preeminent naval power in the regio...