October 29, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP, Download Report (PDF), Majorities across party lines believe trade with Canada and Mexico strengthens US national security., Trade tensions between the United States and Canada have be...

April 2, 2012, RESEARCH Report, Henry Chen, Download Report (PDF), This report looks at emerging cities—namely Beijing, Shanghai, and Taipei—and their ability to attract, retain, and generate flows of ideas, capital, and people., New York and London remain the world’s most global cities, wh...

June 7, 2017, RESEARCH Report, Conner Freeman, Download Report (PDF), The vision for Chicago’s global strategy begins with an inventory of the city’s assets, needs, and opportunities., Global cities are hubs of the urbanizing world and increasingly influential players on the world stage. Thei...

September 2, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Sam Dong , Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Yawei Liu , and Nick Zeller, Vincent Thian / AP, Download Report (PDF), Everyday Chinese citizens view international trade as good for the economy and job creation, and say China should pursue a policy of...

April 13, 2000, RESEARCH Report by Richard C. Longworth, Allen McGregor/Flickr, Download Report (PDF), America’s cities are becoming increasingly important actors on the global stage. The idea that cities must reflexively submit to impersonal global forces is giving way to the recognition that ...

August 22, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Carolyn Kaster / AP, While most Democrats favor taking an active part in world affairs, Republicans remain divided., As Democrats meet in Chicago to officially nominate Kamala Harris and lay out their platform for the 2024 election, ...

September 23, 2019, RESEARCH Report by Kris Hartley, Download Report (PDF), Cities have a crucial role to play in translating the high-level, ambitious, and multidimensional vision of the SDGs into practice through local policies—that is, localization., Key Findings, The United Nations’ 2030 ...

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...

November 29, 2022, RESEARCH Working Paper by Benjamin Leffel and Michele Acuto, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Cities are key actors in the fight against climate change. Progress made in data collection on city involvement in global governance is crucial to their success., The impact of cities f...

January 15, 2007, RESEARCH Report by Michael H. Moskow , Henry H. Perritt , and Adele Simmons, Allen McGregor, Download Report (PDF), This Chicago Council on Global Affairs report recommends Chicago's leaders focus on priorities of infrastructure, human capital, and global engagement., Introducti...