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...

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.,...

April 19, 2019, RESEARCH Working Paper by Spencer Krane and Daniel Sullivan, Mike Stoll, Download Report (PDF), A paper that honors the work of Michael H. Moskow in the Global Economy., Introduction, In this paper, we provide a brief history of the changes in Fed communications and transparency �...

April 26, 2016, RESEARCH Report by Thomas Reardon, Download Report (PDF), Feeding cities presents a major opportunity to improve the plight of millions of small-scale farmers and rural residents trapped in subsistence agriculture and joblessness., Transforming Food Systems in an Urbanizing World,...

April 21, 2016, RESEARCH Report by Adam Hitchcock, Mimi Thian, Download Report (PDF), In order for global cities to be able to grow—despite their home countries' economic challenges—they must focus on developing and attracting global talent., Global cities in developed economies have many att...

August 22, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Karl Friedhoff, Dannel Malloy, Download Report (PDF), A recent Council Survey finds that the American public considers international terrorism to be the most critical threat facing the nation., Both presidential candidates have sp...

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...

June 23, 2009, RESEARCH Book by Roger Thurow and Scott Kilman, James Wiseman, Roger Thurow and Scott Kilman, award-winning writers on Africa, development, and agriculture, explain through vivid human stories how our sometimes well-intentioned strategies—alternating with ignorance and neglect—...

October 29, 2018, RESEARCH Report by Ian Klaus, Download Report (PDF), While dozens of international organizations were created to give structure and order to international relations, rapid urbanization and the rising influence of cities have raised new questions around their mandates and structu...

September 4, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Stephen Slick and Joshua Busby, Central Intelligence Agency, Download Report (PDF), A 2019 survey confirmed broad support of US intelligence agencies, despite limited transparency and persistent criticism from President Donald Trump., Summary ...