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 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...

May 31, 2016, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Harley Jones, Ozzie Stern, Download Report (PDF), This report looks at chronic violence and community resilience in the US and around the world and makes policy recommendations for addressing chronic violence in urban areas., Chronic violence in America clai...

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 12, 2012, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Nearly seven in 10 Americans think the war in Afghanistan has not been worth the cost, and half of Americans believe military action hasn’t made the US safer from the threat of terrorism., Key Findings...

April 26, 2012, RESEARCH Report by Catherine Bertini and Dan Glickman, Asantha Abeysooriya, Download Report (PDF), This report examines how policy changes have contributed to U.S. leadership in improving global food security., The 2012 Progress Report on U.S. Leadership in Global Agricultural De...

November 15, 2018, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Phil Levy and Alexander Hitch, WTO, Download Report (PDF), There are several reasons to hope, but more reasons for concern now that the World Trade Organization is teetering due to the Trump administration’s multiple attacks., Key Findings, The World ...

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...

February 25, 2009, RESEARCH Report by Catherine Bertini , Dan Glickman , and Robert Paarlberg, Download Report (PDF), Recommendations for how the Obama administration and Congress can restore America’s leadership in the fight against global hunger and poverty., Executive Summary, The Chicago In...

October 16, 2019, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Roger Thurow, Download Report (PDF), This paper seeks to raise awareness of the growing global obesity epidemic and the need to address the economic, security, and humanitarian threats it poses., Introduction, While the development community has been foc...