October 11, 2006, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Marshall M. Bouton , Catherine Hug , Steven Kull , Mike Kulma , Benjamin I. Page , Teresita C. Schaffer , Silvia Veltcheva , Christopher B. Whitney , and Dali L. Yang, Samuel Branch, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 2006 Chicago Co...

July 1, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Amy Goodman, Download Report (PDF), 2015 Chicago Council Survey data show that Americans favor lifting the trade embargo on Cuba and believe the changes will benefit both countries., Key Findings, Americans Support Ending Cuba Trade Em...

October 9, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Brendan Helm , Alexander Hitch , and Dina Smeltz, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), This survey finds that though Republicans and Democrats differ on whether President Trump’s strategy is an effective approach to trade policy, the American public...

April 17, 2019, RESEARCH Book by Phil Levy, Download Report (PDF), This book provides the non-specialist reader with the background to understand the debates about trade., Introduction, This book provides the non-specialist reader with the background to understand the debates about trade. It begi...

October 9, 2017, RESEARCH Book by Ivo H. Daalder , Dina Smeltz , and Craig Kafura, George Bakos, This book, meant for students in American foreign policy, gives a broad introduction to a wide range of domestic factors that influence US policymakers., The seventh edition of this leading reader for...

October 11, 2012, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), For the first time since the question was first asked by the Council in 1994, only a minority (40%) of Americans consider a large influx of immigrants and refugees a “critical threa...

August 14, 2018, RESEARCH Working Paper by John Austin, Bob Jagendorf, Download Report (PDF), While the Midwest outpaces other US regions on innovation and talent-creation metrics, it continues to export its wealth and new discoveries to the coasts., Key Findings, Since the 2016 election was tipp...

January 18, 2018, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Duncan Wood , Esteban Guzmán Saucedo , and Rene Bautista, Christian Frausto Bernal, Download Report (PDF) Topline Report (PDF), Mexican public opinion of the US is at a record low, while American views of Mexico rem...

July 10, 2019, RESEARCH Report by Catherine Bertini, Download Report (PDF), This paper provides guidance for new leaders through various stages of the early days of UN leadership., Introduction, From preparations made upon appointment to the position to the first 100 days in office and finally th...

May 24, 2018, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Joshua Busby and Stephen Slick, REUTERS, Download Report (PDF), A University of Texas polling project from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found Americans consider the work of the intelligence community effective., Introduction, A polling proj...