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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.

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

This survey shows a majority of Americans support the broad outlines of an agreement with Iran to limit its nuclear program to civilian uses.

Due to unresolved civic tensions, Chicago's Clark Street faces a potential shutdown despite expansions of outdoor dining programs in other global cities.

Ambassador Dennis Ross joined the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ Deep Dish podcast to discuss Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

While coronavirus restrictions are being incrementally removed in certain countries, some people are feeling concern at returning to the activities that had characterized their pre-pandemic lives.

Americans and Russians agree on few matters as each believe the other is influencing their domestic affairs.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog by Madeleine Nicholson checks in to see if the world is on track to achieve the lofty Sustainable Development Goals.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey indicates US public views North Korea’s nuclear program as one of the top threats facing the country.

Chicago Council survey data find majorities in South Korea view China as more of a security threat than a security partner and as more of an economic threat than an economic partner.

COP15 set new targets for protecting ecosystems, but funding, implementation, and a lack of global attention to biodiversity give pause for Chris Morris.

While the Midwest outpaces other US regions on innovation and talent-creation metrics, it continues to export its wealth and new discoveries to the coasts.

Weekly analysis of public opinion as governments around the world impose increasing restrictions and the number of active cases surges.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Ian Klaus explains how conferences can call attention to that which scientists and policymakers don’t know.

This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs considers whether agricultural research initiatives cause solutions to be imposed from the top down.

The Chicago Council Survey team provides an update on global public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic, includes polling results from around the world.

Outbreaks continue to emerge even as vaccinations increase; some countries feel safe to engage in more normal activities while others introduce new restrictions.

African cities are experiencing growing climate-related migration that has the opportunity to unlock their economic, social, and cultural development.

The Chicago Council Survey team provides updates on public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic from the US, Canada, Japan, France, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

If, as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote, "music is the universal language of mankind," then the Old Town School of Folk Music is a great place to become fluent.

In a Q&A, Rep. Krishnamoorthi talks about Illinois’ trade relationship with China and how local businesses should navigate and shape strained U.S.-China ties.

With high-profile suspensions of the AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson vaccine, fear of potential side effects and uneven efficacy of vaccine rollouts are causing concern for some.

The Chicago Council's polling team examines public opinion on COVID-19 from the United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, France, the UK, Italy, and Israel.

According to a new report, Midwestern policymakers—rather than federal leadership—must take action on immigration policy.

The 2017 Chicago Council Survey found that while the American public supports sanctions against North Korea, they don't support overt military action.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Craig Kafura, Brendan Helm, Jack Benjamin, Eliza Posner explains Public Opinon on Coronavirus for the week of May 6.

Brendan Helm, Craig Kafura, and Karl Friedhoff analyze views on COVID vaccinations, finding Americans are divided on whether to be vaccinated despite increasing availability.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog explores what foreign policy experts think about the denuclearization of North Korea.

The Council’s Katelyn Jones examines women in science and the gender dimensions of agriculture.

Polling data shows that although Americans believe that Russia is acting to contain US power, the US public favors cooperation and engagement rather than containing Russia.

Although Donald Trump is the clear frontrunner for Republicans, the Chicago Council Survey finds that some key issues are still a challenge for those who supported another candidate.

In this blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, we discuss the COVID-19 pandemic’s negative effects on the food and agriculture industry.

As the new administration deemphasizes global engagement, sister cities such as Chicago and Mexico City show walls can't destroy the bridges cities have built.

Penny Abeywardena explains how the New York experience demonstrates city diplomacy’s impact.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog, we explain public opinion views on COVID-19 for the week of June 3, 2020.

The Chicago City Council has tripled its legislation on foreign policy in the last four years.

The extreme climatic events that are brought on by climate change, such as floods and droughts, open new entry points for the spread of invasive species.