April 1, 2019, RESEARCH Working Paper by Iain Whitaker, Download Report (PDF), To thrive in today's tech and knowledge-driven economy, cities must attract cutting-edge businesses and support startups, yet neither is possible without educated workers, innovators, and entrepreneurs., Key Findings, ...

September 2, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Sam Dong , Craig Kafura , Yawei Liu , and Nick Zeller, Pavel Bednyakov / AP, Download Report (PDF), Other neighboring countries, including Japan, India, the Philippines, and Vietnam, are viewed less favorably., New research conduc...

February 28, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Mahmoud Illean/AP, Download Report (PDF), But they are becoming increasingly polarized across partisan groups, particularly among Democrats., As Israel’s strongest ally, top trading partner, and largest supplier o...

May 21, 2015, RESEARCH Book by Richard C. Longworth, Download Book (PDF), This book draws on the latest scholarship into global cities to explore how global cities run the world., Introduction, To understand the 21st century, we must understand global cities. If we live in a city that aspires to ...

October 9, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, CDC Global, Download Report (PDF), A February 2019 poll found most Americans describe the United States and China as rivals (63%) rather than partners (32%)., Introduction, Just as the high-level US-China relationship has taken a sh...

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...

July 11, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lily Wojtowicz , Denis Volkov , and Stepan Goncharov, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), The Russian public is concerned about NATO expansion but does not think an attack from the West is imminent., At this week’s NATO summit, enlarg...

September 3, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, CDC Global, Download Report (PDF), This survey indicates that Americans broadly support engaging in trade with China, but are split along partisan lines on how to engage in that trade., Introduction, While Americans broadly suppor...

January 15, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , and Craig Kafura, Download Report (PDF), Majorities also oppose using US troops to overthrow governments in Cuba or Colombia, occupy Venezuela, and gain access to the natural resources of other countries., Following t...

December 7, 2020, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Sharon McCutcheon, Download Report (PDF), While Americans support federal spending on education, healthcare, and Social Security, there partisan divides on other key issues., Results from the 2020 Chicago Council Survey, conducted ...