July 7, 2018, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Ian Klaus , Hugo Decramer , Michele Acuto , Juliana Kerr , Sam Tabory , and Noah J. Toly, Download Report (PDF), Cities are now more connected than ever before on a global scale. Yet local governments are not just spectators of this networked age: they are a...

September 28, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Libby Berry and Dina Smeltz, Reuters, The public also remains concerned about the potential for a global economic downtown, Council polling shows., Key Findings, A majority of Americans (62%) view a disruption in the energy supply as a critica...

September 10, 2020, RESEARCH Report by Paul N. McDaniel and Rob Paral, findingamerican.com, Download Report (PDF), Chicago is positioned to elevate itself as a bold city, capable of taking on cutting-edge policies and providing accessible opportunities for all residents., Challenges facing immigr...

September 9, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Reuters, Download Topline (PDF), A majority support using US troops to defend Seoul should North Korea invade, Council polling shows., The American public has come a long way in its attitudes toward South Korea. Positive feeling...

October 6, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Arik Burakovsky , Dina Smeltz , and Brendan Helm, Kremlin, Download Report (PDF), Arik Burakovsky, Dina Smeltz, and Brendan Helm find that while experts anticipate changes in the global balance of power in the next 20 years, with China overtaking...

October 20, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Ivo H. Daalder , Karl Friedhoff , Craig Kafura , and Emily Sullivan, Reuters, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), On some of the most significant issues of the day, including how the United States should respond to Russia's ...

September 22, 2020, RESEARCH Report by Samuel Kling and Lucas Stephens, PhD, Eric Allix Rogers, Download Report (PDF), The growing role of federal and state money in combatting erosion and flooding at Chicago’s Lake Michigan shore offers an opportunity to mandate local governments make their be...

October 13, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Download Report (PDF), Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura analyze survey data showing that for the first time in nearly two decades, a majority of Americans describe the development of China as a world power as a critical...

March 29, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Naoko Funatsu , Takeshi Iida , Craig Kafura , Shoko Kohama , Satoshi Machidori , Satoru Mori , and Ryo Sahashi, The White House, Download Report (PDF), Survey results reveal how Japanese perceptions of security in East Asia have changed following ...

January 3, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Phillip Meng, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Great power competition is the organizing principle of President Biden’s new National Security Strategy. Is the American public on board?, Key Findings, American views of Russia and China have hit r...