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 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...

November 16, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Emily Sullivan, Reuters, While half of Americans and a majority of Democrats say diversity makes the United States a better place to live, Republicans aren’t so sure., Key Findings, A majority of Americans (53%)—including m...

November 4, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Stepan Goncharov , and Lily Wojtowicz, Download Report (PDF), Polling data shows that although Americans believe that Russia is acting to contain US power, the US public favors cooperation and engagement rather than containing Russ...

August 22, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Libkos / AP, Download Report (PDF), Most Americans support sending additional aid to Ukraine and increasing sanctions on Russia, and relatively few want to withdraw support for Kyiv., Earlier this month, Ukraine launc...

April 22, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Amir Farmanesh , and Brendan Helm, Reuters, A new poll shows Iranians recognize the economic and security benefits of a closer relationship with China., China has significantly increased its involvement and cooperation with Iran. Las...

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November 6, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Reuters, With all eyes on Ukraine, it is unclear if a seventh North Korean nuclear test will really register with the American public., After several years of relative calm, tensions on the Korean Peninsula are beginning to incre...

February 4, 2014, RESEARCH Report by Dina Smeltz , Juliana Kerr , and Craig Kafura, Tom Gill, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), A Chicago Council on Global Affairs report which shows bipartisan support among Midwestern business leaders to pass immigration reform., Business Leaders on Imm...