October 6, 2025, RESEARCH Report by Karl Friedhoff, Rick Bowmer / AP, Download Report (PDF), Washington is already behind in the race to secure critical minerals and rare earth elements. This report presents a path forward., Executive Summary, The race to secure critical minerals (CM) and rare ea...

November 12, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Andy Wong / AP, Download Report (PDF), A plurality of Americans—and a majority of Republicans—also say that US leaders are not paying enough attention to US-China competition., The 2023 Chicago Council Survey, conducted Septem...

May 30, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Candace Rondeaux , Heela Rasool-Ayub , and Deborah Avant, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), Most Americans see military power and security alliances as an effective way to achieve foreign policy goals, but differences em...

January 17, 2018, RESEARCH Report by Patricia Kim, Download Report (PDF), Securing Beijing’s cooperation on denuclearizing North Korea requires a clear understanding of Chinese strategic thinking on the Korean Peninsula., Key Findings, ​This paper will provide a brief overview of three critic...

July 17, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Heela Rasool-Ayub , Candace Rondeaux , and Christopher Shell, Ed Wray / AP, Download Report (PDF), Majorities across racial groups want the United States to be a world leader in economic and military strength, democrati...

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...

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...

July 8, 2019, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Joshua Busby , Stephen Slick , and Kingsley Burns, Download Report (PDF) Topline Report (PDF), Despite this unprecedented antagonism from President Trump’s administration, most Americans, including Republicans, continued to express confidence in t...

May 5, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Sam Dong, Damian Dovarganes / AP, Download Report (PDF), Large majorities of the public view international trade as good for the US economy, job creation, and people like them., A week after announcing his “Liberation Day” tariff...

April 17, 2019, RESEARCH Book by Phil Levy, Download Report (PDF), This book provides the non-specialist reader with the background to understand the debates about trade., Introduction, This book provides the non-specialist reader with the background to understand the debates about trade. It begi...