October 13, 2022, RESEARCH Report by Xiangming Chen, Reuters, Even as the war in Ukraine creates risks, the extensive city-based CEFT network remains resilient from its continued expansion, improved infrastructure, and operational adaptability., China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will offic...

October 28, 2014, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Sara McElmurry , and Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), This survey showed that opinion was split on whether these unaccompanied minors should be treated as refugees or undocumented immigrants., Introduction, The arrival...

February 17, 2021, RESEARCH Report, Download Report (PDF), Climate change is wreaking havoc on agriculture and food security both in the US and abroad. In collaboration with the Farm Journal Foundation, the Council provides recommendations that are targeted both domestically and internationally.,...

February 19, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff , Dina Smeltz , and Lily Wojtowicz, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Two recent surveys found that both the American and South Korean publics see an improvement in the security situation on the Korean peninsula., Introduction, Two...

December 11, 2018, RESEARCH Report by Craig Kafura and Karl Friedhoff, REUTERS, Download Report (PDF), While the American public is hesitant to get involved in a conflict between China and Japan, Americans across party lines want to build strong relations with US allies in Asia., Key Findings, Am...

May 24, 2011, RESEARCH Report by Catherine Bertini and Dan Glickman, Download Report (PDF), This report documents the degree to which the Administration and Congress have made progress in achieving the changes in US government policy that were recommended in 2009., Key Findings , In February 200...

September 15, 2022, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Gloria Dabek , Samanta Dunford , Priya Fielding-Singh , and Peggy Tsai Yih, Download Report (PDF), Accessing and affording healthy food is a challenge for many Americans. In collaboration with World Central Kitchen, the Council provides domestic policy...

December 9, 2014, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Stephanie Mercier, Timothy Eberly, Download Report (PDF), Foreign-born workers are on the land, in laboratories, and everywhere in between. Immigration reform will strengthen Midwest agriculture., Agriculture is an important part of the Midwestern econo...

January 6, 2021, RESEARCH Report by John Austin and Alexander Hitch, Download Report (PDF), John Austin and Alexander Hitch examine policies and priorities to drive equitable economic recovery in the Midwest in a world reshaped by COVID-19., Executive Summary, In the midst of a national discussio...

May 6, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Jorge Buendía , Craig Kafura , and Esteban Guzmán Saucedo, Simon Foot, Download Report (PDF), Polls conducted find broad public agreement on trade on both sides of the US-Mexico border., Introduction, Majorities of both Mexicans and Americans agree...