May 22, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz , Stepan Goncharov , Dina Smeltz , and Denis Volkov, Pavel Golovkin / AP, Download Report (PDF), Although Russian young adults primarily turn to social media for news, a majority do not trust information reported by most media outlets., ...

August 21, 2023, RESEARCH Report by Elizabeth Shackelford , Ethan Kessler , and Emma Sanderson, USA AFRICOM, Download Report (PDF), The US strategy toward Africa today is neither effective nor sustainable. It’s time to flip the script., US policy in Africa has for too long prioritized short-ter...

March 24, 2014, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Estado de México, Download Report (PDF), Survey results show that American and Mexican governments have some challenges in order to shift public attention to North American trade and energy cooperation., Introduction...

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,...

March 23, 2016, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Nicole Fisher, Camilo Jimenez, Download Report (PDF), The recommended policy changes would not only address issues in the Midwest, but would help ensure an improvement in healthcare across the country., Executive Summary, Healthcare is a critical part of t...

December 13, 2012, RESEARCH Working Paper by Craig Kafura, Jermaine M. Ralliford, Download Report (PDF), This paper analyzes whether the strong relationship between the US and South Korea would be sustained under new presidents and how the Korean and American public’s view the alliance., Key Fi...

April 12, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Emily Sullivan , Lily Wojtowicz , Denis Volkov , and Stepan Goncharov, Reuters, Download Report (PDF) Download Topline (PDF), A new Chicago Council-Levada poll reveals the Russian public appears to be buying Putin's explanation for "...

August 21, 2023, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Ethan Kessler, AP Photos, US security assistance meant for counterterrorism efforts is also implicated in the government’s war against Anglophone separatists., Cameroon is a country of 29 million straddling West and Central Africa, rich in natural resou...

February 8, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Courtesy US Dept. of Agriculture, Download Report (PDF), The US-Japan relationship faces significant challenges in the rise of China and the inauguration of Trump. However, decades of polling show the bilateral alliance also has de...

June 16, 2015, RESEARCH Book by Saeid Golkar, Julia Maudlin, Captive Society surveys the Basij's history, structure, and sociology, as well as its influence on Iranian society, its economy, and its educational system., Iran's Basij Resistance Force is a paramilitary organization used by the regim...