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American weapons play a key role in the defense strategies of both US partners.

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This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores tensions between these two key US allies in Asia – Japan and South Korea.

Americans want to play an active part in world affairs but are reassessing their foreign policy priorities and how they want to engage with the world.

Our weekly roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

 In this blog post, we explain the The Agricultural Intelligence Measures Act, or AIM Act, which would protect our agriculture system.

While government officials reaffirm the importance of the US-Saudi relationship, the American public expresses generally chilly feelings towards Saudi Arabia.

Nationwide surveys conducted by IranPoll show that although Iranians say their country should not develop nuclear weapons, they have lost confidence in the nuclear agreement.

Council surveys find that younger Americans are still forming their views on Taiwan and US-Taiwan relations.

Dina Smeltz discusses European opinion of the US post-Trump.

In this blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Jacqueline Hughes discusses the sustainability of food systems.

While Americans favor nuclear energy in general, they are reluctant to developing new nuclear plants.

Public opinion data finds robust support for a domestic nuclear weapons program in South Korea.

Republicans with very favorable views of Trump are more likely than other GOP backers to support deportations for undocumented immigrants.

Douglas J. Feith and Aaron David Miller join Deep Dish to discuss the future of US-Israel relations.

"It is rarely acknowledged or even considered that Beijing actually shares much of Washington’s vision for the Indo-Pacific," argues Paul Heer in the National Interest.

Most Americans see military power and security alliances as an effective way to achieve foreign policy goals, but differences emerge about when to deploy troops.

Washington and Beijing see themselves locked in a zero-sum competition doubling as an existential ideological struggle, Paul Heer writes.

Existential threats like hunger and malnutrition, natural disasters, and agricultural pests impact international trade and economics, geopolitics, labor, and even migration across borders.

Catch the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development in our Global Food for Thought news brief.

In a shift from just a month ago, the Japanese public favors tough sanctions on Russia in concert with the US and Europe. 

With investment from governments, philanthropists, and the private sector, the world can halt the spread of pandemic-induced food insecurity.

The building of an election fraud narrative in South Korea's presidential election is already underway.

Does the Sri Lanka crisis foreshadow uprisings across the Global South? Expert Ram Manikkalingam joins Deep Dish to discuss.

Survey data shows Sanders supporters are concerned about global overreach and that it comes at the expense of the economy and general quality of life.

Join Deep Dish for a look at what the Chinese spy balloon tells us about the readiness of the US air defense system and what type of surveillance should worry us.

Citizens and policymakers alike embrace industrial policy as great power competition intensifies.

Inside Russia, Putin is tightly controlling the narrative around his war in Ukraine. But externally, Russia's disinformation prowess is faltering. Here's why.

The trade war between China and the United States that began last year has already caused problems for Illinois farmers, spirits distillers and businesses in other industries.

Our weekly roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

Earl Anthony Wayne, a former US ambassador to Mexico, joins Deep Dish to discuss what can realistically be done about migrants.

Many of the challenges the world faced in 2020 will continue to shape our world next year.

Republicans with a very favorable view of the former president seem to prefer a US role that is more independent and less cooperative.

Our weekly roundup of the top news in food, agriculture, and global development.

Despite public divisions over US aid to Ukraine, support for taking in those fleeing the Russian invasion remains unchanged since March.

"The Diplomat" is Hollywood's take on the foreign service. Deep Dish explores the significance with a career diplomat and TV producer.

Amid growing anxiety among experts and health officials, how do publics in countries around the world perceive the threat of the coronavirus?

Given the rising global threats, turning inward is a politically expedient platform. But overcoming global challenges requires trust and cooperation.

President Biden declared that "the pandemic is over." Council polling shows that when it comes to security and foreign policy, most Americans agree.

Two former US ambassadors to NATO join the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ Deep Dish podcast to explain why it’s a critical time for NATO.