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America's Not the Only Place Democracy is Under Siege
Ivo Daalder, Kori Schake and David Sanger discuss the international challenges facing the Biden administration.
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Public Attitudes on US Intelligence 2020 Final Trump-Era Survey ...
inform scholarly and general debate over the proper role of secret intelligence in our open democracy. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/Public%20Attitudes%20on%20US%20Intelligence%20Brief.pdf -
By Dina Smeltz, Ivo Daalder, Karl Friedhoff, Craig Kafura, ...
By Dina Smeltz, Ivo Daalder, Karl Friedhoff, Craig Kafura, and Lily Wojtowicz. LESTER. CROWN CENTER ON US FOREIGN POLICY. America Engaged. 2 0 1 8 C H I C A G O C O U N C I L S U R V E Y. American Public Opinion and US Foreign Policy. 2018 Chicago https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/report_ccs18_america-engaged_181002.pdf -
Participatory Governance in Local Care ProgramsLessons from Bogotá and ...
Participatory governance must not be an afterthought or a mere instrument through which the illusion of democracy is presented. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2022-12/Participatory-Governance-in-Local-Care-Programs.pdf -
H EALTHY FOOD FOR A HEALTHY WORLD:L E V ...
H EALTHY FOOD FOR A HEALTHY WORLD:L E V E R A G I N G A G R I C U LT U R E A N D F O O D TO I M P R O V E G L O B A L N U T R I T I O NDouglas Bereuter and Dan Glickman, cochairs. S P O N S O R E D B Y. Healthy Food for a H. ealthy World. The https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/GlobalAg-HealthyFood_FINAL-Revised.pdf -
Executive SummaryThe United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ...
Executive SummaryThe United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide “a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet.” While the goals were designed to https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/report_global-goals-global-cities_190923.pdf -
FINAL Expert Survey Russia China United States
Ideologically, Moscow and Beijing have shared interests in rejecting US hegemony and democracy promotion efforts. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/final_expert_survey_russia_china_united_states.pdf -
From Scarcity to Security Ch icago Co un cil ...
From. Scarcity to. Security. Ch. icago. Co. un. cil on G. lob. al Aff. airs 2019. Sponsored by. From Scarcity to Security:Managing Water for a Nutritious Food Future. Ertharin Cousin and A.G. Kawamura Cochairs. Mark W. Rosegrant Principal author. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/report_from-scarcity-to-security_20190321.pdf -
The United States and the Rise of China and ...
Sixty-four percent also disagree that the war will lead to the spread of democracy in the Middle East (32% agree). ... The war has worsened America’s relations with the Muslim world. The war will lead to the spread of democracy in the Middle East. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/2006-Chicago-Council-Survey-PDF-Report.pdf -
report_public-attitudes-american-intelligence_200908
activities. The original goals of this project were to inform scholarly and general debate on the proper role of secret intelligence in our open democracy and to help government officials design https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/report_public-attitudes-american-intelligence_200908.pdf -
Anxious Americans Seek a New Direction in United States ...
leadership on climate change and international terrorism primarily benefits Americans. Make Exporting Democracy a Low Priority. ... Further, a majority (57%) believes the United States should not support a country becoming a democracy if there is a high https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/2008-Chicago-Council-Survey-PDF-Report.pdf -
Global Views 2004 - US
G L O B A L V I E W S 2 0 0 4. THE CHICAGO COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS. American Public Opinionand Foreign Policy. CCFR TEAM. Marshall M. Bouton, Study chair. Catherine Hug, Team member and study editor. Steven Kull, Team member. Benjamin I. Page, https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/2004-Chicago-Council-Survey-PDF-Report.pdf -
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In Madrid, NATO Must Focus on the Long Term
As NATO meets in Madrid, Ivo Daalder stresses that they must focus on the long term and include "all those in Europe who stand for freedom and democracy."
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CEPP Report Chicago Council Final 16 Feb 2019
bedrock of democracy, a free society, and human dignity. ... Public expectations confer a greater responsibility on corporations to act boldly, stand up, and speak out on behalf of public values and fundamental rights as the bedrock of democracy. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-01/CEPP%20Report%20Chicago%20Council%20Final%2016%20Feb%202019.pdf -
US Report v.2
w o r l d v i e w s 2 0 0 2. A m e r i c a n P u b l i c O p i n i o n & F o r e i g n P o l i c y. I N T R O D U C T I O N. 2. T H E F I N D I N G S I N S U M M A R Y. 5. C H A P T E R O N E : R E F O C U S E D I N T E R N AT I O N A L I S M A F T https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/2002-Chicago-Council-Survey-PDF-Report.pdf -
Guiding Principles for a Sustainable U.S. Policy Toward Russia, ...
At the same time, the United States must recognize that the long-term challenge of promoting democracy in Russia and Eurasia will be a demand-driven rather than supply-driven process. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-08/guiding_principles_sustainable_us_russia_170209.pdf -
1C H I C A G O C O ...
Surprisingly, only 51 percent of respondents think of South Korea as a democracy (with 40% thinking it is not a democracy), despite the country’s status as one of the most ... democracy? Or how can policymakers feel comfortable pushing for passage of https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/US%20Attitudes%20toward%20the%20Republic%20of%20Korea.pdf -
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is a nonpartisan, ...
Divesting from repressive governments would boost US credibility by reducing the divide between US rhetoric and practice regarding democracy. ... Given the Biden administration’s focus on aligning democracies against nondemocratic threats, that https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2023-08/Less%20is%20More%20-%20US%20SSA%20to%20Africa%208-2023%2C%20Published.pdf -
WPO_pp.1-42.indd
WORLD PUBLIC OPINION 2007. Globalization and TradeClimate ChangeGenocide and DarfurFuture of the United NationsUS LeadershipRise of China. WORLDPUBLICOPINION.ORG. INTRODUCTION. 5. GLOBAL ANALYSIS1. Globalization and Trade. 82. Climate Change. 133. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/2007-Chicago-Council-Survey-PDF-Report.pdf -
95 reportQ5
Presumably, efforts to supportPresident Boris Yeltsin in promoting amarket economy and democracy inRussia, and to encourage nuclear disar-mament have had a positive impact.Nevertheless, the figure is still 25 https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/1994--Chicago-Council-Survey-PDF-Report.pdf -
Final - Trilateral Cooperation Taskforce Report
They have come to encompass the core values of democracy, human rights, and free trade. ... 11. the United States, Japan, and South Korea in defense of democracy must be made clear. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2021-07/Final%20-%20Trilateral%20Cooperation%20Taskforce%20Report%202021-07-06.pdf -
SMART paper_v7.indd
AdvAnci ng globAl Food SecurityT H E P O W E R O F S C I E N C E , T R A D E , A N D B U S I N E S S. cochairscatherine bertini and dan glickman. S P o n S o r e d b y. Advancing Global Food Security: The Power of Science, Trade, and Business. The https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/2013_Advancing_Global_Food_Security-Report.pdf -
GFS_Report_v4.indd
These agreements require monetization of donated US commodities in support of certain developing countries and emerging democracies. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/Global%20Food%20Security%20by%20the%20Numbers%20PDF%20Report.pdf -
report_green-covid-19-recovery-and-transatlantic-leadership_20201020
3. As president, Biden says he would take immediate steps to renew US democracy and alliances, protect the United States’ economic future, rebuild confidence in US leadership, and mobilize the country ... for a world summit on climate change, he also https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/report_green-covid-19-recovery-and-transatlantic-leadership_20201020.pdf -
Reuters
The US-Israel Relationship Is Special, but Not Indestructible
Ongoing protests to safeguard democracy and a potential war with Iran could call into question US unconditional support for Israel, Paul Poast writes.
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Key facts and figures• China is now the largest ...
Of the 44 African governments (out of the 54 on the continent) that the BTI quantified the status for in 2016, 22 were scored as some form of democracy of varying ... corruption.60 Therefore, without continued US engagement, it is possible that the https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/report_addressing-chinas-rising-influence-africa_20190521%20%281%29.pdf -
OK, Boomer: Youth Hesitant to Use Force, Shun US ...
Support for Alliances, Multilateralism Spans All Generations. On the other hand, majorities across all generations believe that maintaining US alliances, promoting democracy and human rights around the world, and participating in ... Promoting democracy https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/report_youth-hesitant-on-force-shun-american-exceptionalism_20200204.pdf -
Rebuilding a Bipartisan Consensus on Trade Policy By Phil ...
foreign policy during the Cold War. Together with military alliances, trade agreements helped bind together the major free-market democracies, their growing prosperity serving as an effective counter to the centrally https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/report_rebuilding-bipartisan-consensus-on-trade-policy_20190417.pdf -
1 WORKSHOP SUMMARY LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE ON CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT WITH ...
the face of human rights violations and actions undermining environmental or other societal objectives, including whether such silence will encourage further violations that erode the bedrocks of democracy, rule of law, ... differently into various https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/report_leadership-initiative-on-corporate-engagement-with-public-policy_20190311_0_1.pdf -
Reuters
Disinformation Casts a Shadow over Brazilian Presidential Elections
"Rumors, lies and misinformation played a decisive role in the first round, and they will play an even greater role in the second," writes Robert Muggah.
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Reuters
US Must "Ally-Shore" to Reassure Partners
John Austin writes in Newsweek how "for economic growth, international security, global political stability and the protection of our democracies—the time for ally-shoring is now!"
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September 13, 2012 American Views of Asia and the ...
which Japan’s leaders have said their nation shares with us as a maritime democracy. https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/American%20Views%20of%20Asia%20and%20the%20Future%20of%20the%20US-Japan%20Alliance.pdf -
Adam Schultz
Biden's Democracy Summit Was Never a Good Idea. But Here's How to Make It Work.
Bruce Jentleson coauthors four suggestions for mitigating the pitfalls and maybe even pulling off a success at the Summit for Democracy in Politico.
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Reuters
Why Disinformation Could Prove Decisive in Brazil's Election
As the run-off vote looms at the end of October, the far-right’s misinformation machine is going into overdrive, writes Robert Muggah.
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The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, founded in 1922 ...
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, founded in 1922 as The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, is a leading independent, nonpartisan organization committed to influencing the discourse on global issues through contributions to opinion and https://globalaffairs.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/2011%20Progress%20Report%20on%20US%20Leadership%20in%20Global%20Agricultural%20Development%20PDF%20Report.pdf -
Reuters
In Kenya, Cautious Optimism for the Country's Presidential Election
"Kenyan elections have a troubled history, but with democracy declining across the globe, Kenya this year stands out as a possible ray of hope," writes Elizabeth Shackelford.
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Global Politics
Why France's Presidential Election Will Be Critical for Ukraine
What does the French election mean for global democracy? Council President Ivo Daalder dives in with MSNBC's Alicia Menendez and the New Yorker's David Rhode.
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America’s Political Dysfunction Harms Our Reputation and National Security
“If the United States can’t lead by example as a defender of democracy and the rule of law at home, we’ll have a hard time defending them elsewhere,” says Elizabeth Shackelford.
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Reuters
Why We Need to Protect a Free Press Everywhere
Elizabeth Shackelford explains why press freedom is more than an important feature of democracy—it's a foreign policy priority.
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Reuters
The Hope and Warning of Iran's Protests
"Even when 'people power' succeeds in ousting oppressive leaders, there is no guarantee that what comes next is peace or democracy," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.
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Populist Candidate Javier Milei Offers Easy Answers to Argentina's Hard Problems
Milei’s appeal draws attention to an acute problem facing democracies around the world: Good governance and good politics don’t always align.
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Reuters
America's Role in Global Corruption
"To be a credible champion of good governance and democracy, America must make fighting corruption a higher priority," writes Elizabeth Shackelford in the Chicago Tribune.
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US Foreign Policy
NATO Declares Russia "Most Significant and Direct Threat" to Peace
NATO welcomed Finland and Sweden, marking “a very good day for those who care about freedom and democracy in Europe," says Ivo Daalder on CBC.
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REUTERS
The System That Sent Billionaires to Space Could Fall Apart Without Their Help
As billionaires race to space, "our democracies could use their help on the ground," John Austin argues in Barron's.
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US Foreign Policy
America Is Leading the World Backward
“A series of radical rulings makes America’s exhortations about promoting democracy ring hollow,” write Senior Fellows Elizabeth Shackelford and Dina Smeltz.
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CNN
Shifting from "Relentless War" to "Relentless Diplomacy"
"In order for democracies to compete with authoritarian regimes like China, they have to prove that they can deliver for their people at home," Council President Daalder tells CNN.
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Abaca Press
The GOP's Extremists Now Hold America—and the World—hostage
The election for speaker of the Republican-majority House was a bad omen for US aid to Ukraine and US democracy, Paul Poast writes.
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AP Photos
GOP Candidates Spar over Funding the Ukraine War
Will the Republican Party stand for international engagement, democracy and freedom? Or will Republicans adopt a narrower, inward-looking vision?
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Reuters
"Ally On-Shoring" in the Age of China and Trump
In this episode, Garrison host's John C. Austin for a discussion of his theory of "Ally On-Shoring", a proposed method of economic and security cooperation among democracies in the face of the rising challenges of a revisionist China abroad and a