September 2, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Sam Dong , Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Yawei Liu , and Nick Zeller, Vincent Thian / AP, Download Report (PDF), Everyday Chinese citizens view international trade as good for the economy and job creation, and say China should pursue a policy of...

August 21, 2023, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Emma Sanderson, AP Photos, America’s unconditional security sector assistance has helped facilitate Ethiopia’s violent responses to opposition., Ethiopia is Africa’s second most populous country and the oldest independent nation on the continent. Fr...

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 12, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, David Goldman / AP, Download Report (PDF), Republicans are focused on inflation and immigration ahead of the November election, while Democrats emphasize abortion policies and democracy., The 2024 US presidential elec...

April 29, 2013, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Christian Frausto Bernal, Download Report (PDF), In May 2013, Americans' overall views of Mexico were at their lowest point ever in Chicago Council Survey history, and relatively few Americans are aware that Mexico is...

August 8, 2023, RESEARCH Report by Kris Hartley, iStock, Download the Report (PDF), This report outlines how cities and the private sector can collaborate on and magnify sustainability efforts that enable broad systemic change., Sustainability efforts require not only public policy interventions ...

November 2, 2022, RESEARCH Working Paper by John Austin, John Austin shares insights from a transatlantic convening that explores the political repercussions of economic inequality and extremist ideology., "Ownership of their own future." "Locally owned and operated solutions." "Building on ident...

February 24, 2023, RESEARCH Report by Rose Barbuto , Gloria Dabek , and Stephanie Mercier, James Baltz, Download Report (PDF), The United States should increase support for agricultural R&D in the next Farm Bill to ensure farmers can keep feeding the world in spite of challenges from climate chan...

June 17, 2014, RESEARCH Report, Alan Ramirez, Download Report (PDF), Using Chicago as a model, this report outlines big data strategies for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of cities around the world., On June 17, 2014, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs released a report from its ...

April 26, 2016, RESEARCH Report by Thomas Reardon, Download Report (PDF), Feeding cities presents a major opportunity to improve the plight of millions of small-scale farmers and rural residents trapped in subsistence agriculture and joblessness., Transforming Food Systems in an Urbanizing World,...