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Businesses in the center of the value chain are crucial to the food system, and these intermediary links are under threat from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Karl Friedhoff examines the United States' nuanced understanding of policy options on North Korea's nuclear program.

Innovation, utopian visions, ethics, and profits have shaped the effects technology has on urban life. What has worked, what has failed, and what does it mean for the future?

We asked Dr. Preeti Chalsani to help us explain the state's newest tech industry, which may soon create tens of thousands of "quantum jobs."

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post, Craig Kafura explores how Millennials hold distinct views on US-China foreign policy.

As the historical gathering point of people from different origins, cities are a key nexus of immigration policy implementation and innovative experimentation.

Populations around the world remain divided over how comfortable they are returning to normal life as the Delta variant spreads.

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

The Chicago Council Survey team provides an update on the COVID-19 pandemic from around the world, including the US, Japan, Brazil, the UK, Italy and France.

Despite the Trump administration’s approach to immigration, survey data reveals growing support for a pathway to citizenship for unauthorized workers.

Recent polling reveals both good and bad news for the future of US-Russian relations.

This week, the Chicago Council Survey team updates public opinion on COVID-19 from the US, Japan, Canada, France, Italy, the UK, Brazil, and Nigeria.

Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia each lose about 11 percent of GDP annually. In our global economy, a stunted child anywhere becomes a stunted child everywhere.

The U.S. has given more money to Israel than any other country since 1946.

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

Harold Hongju Koh joins the Council’s Deep Dish podcast to discuss his new book, The Trump Administration and International Law.

Ivo Daalder and James Lindsay discuss their new book "The Empty Throne: America’s Abdication of Global Leadership"—a revealing look at Trump’s foreign policy.

Global cities are products of a liberal world order that is under threat from the rise of populist nationalism, protectionism, and growing authoritarianism.

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs explores how to advance a more sustainable and inclusive global food system even with increasing water scarcity.

Deep Dish unpacks if Biden really centered human rights in US foreign policy.

Chicago already has one of the nation’s largest food manufacturing workforces. The city is positioning itself to become the global leader in food innovation and manufacturing.

Integrated pest management benefits the environment, farmers' productivity, and time-strapped women around the world.

Global Cities intern Paula Pelletier examines what cities should do with programs formed in response to COVID-19.

Changes in the public's opinion within the last year will offer some insight into the stability of the relationship between the United States and China.

In this blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, we dig deeper into how the pandemic has affected immigrants to the US.

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.

With vaccination efforts under way, some hope that the end of the pandemic is in sight, while others feel uneasy due to distribution issues and immense pressures on the health care system.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Kristin Ljungkvist explains Global Cities and US-Iran Relations.

Karl Friedhoff examines poll results of regional leaders regarding China's activities.

Majority of Americans favor the Iran nuclear agreement but are prepared to use military force to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Women and girls make up 60 percent of the world’s chronically hungry population and are 10 percent more likely than men to experience food insecurity.

The 2007 Chicago Council Survey broke new ground in international public opinion research to discover commonalities in public opinion around the world.

With Wisconsin's labor force projected to shrink as the population ages, immigrants will be a vital part of the state's future economic stability.

Sweden moved closer to joining NATO, and concerns about potential Russian aggression grow.

An update includes polling results from the United States, Japan, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, and Jordan.

New statements by a North Korean diplomat may indicate that the upcoming Singapore summit is in peril of failing.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs report concludes organizations need to address diversity specifically as intersectional going forward.

A secure food supply chain is critical to ensure that the COVID-19 crisis does not become a cycle of food insecurity and illness. We must rethink our food supply.

While Americans support federal spending on education, healthcare, and Social Security, there partisan divides on other key issues.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explains pandemic preparedness must include more than research, vaccine development, and stockpiling supplies.

While some countries are beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel, others continue to struggle through the crisis as case numbers remain elevated.

As the country splinters along geographic and ideological lines, post-election divisions could portend the rise of a new American city-state movement.

A way to reduce traffic and pollution and improve city transit systems, cordoned pricing exists in several cities around the world. Could it work in Chicago?

The WHO has officially declared the spread of COVID-19 a global pandemic. How is the public reacting around the world?

A global survey shows the public perceives COVID-19 as the world's greatest health threat and nearly two-thirds of respondents believe the vaccine should be compulsory.

Over the weekend, North Korea launched a new cruise missile. It's unlikely to shift American public opinion.