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A dual history, of a century of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and of the foreign policy battles and debates as they paraded across the Council's stage.

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

Nonresident Fellow Sascha Haselmayer discusses his new book, which synthesizes the lessons he learned from his work with cities, governments, and NGOs.

The climate crisis necessitates a new extension agenda that prioritizes farmer needs and preferences, and promotes climate resilience and adaptation. US policy should reflect this new extension agenda to ensure farmers have the tools to succeed in

For the first time since the question was first asked in the 1994 Chicago Council Survey, more Americans say that Asia is more important to the US than Europe.

And bipartisan majorities of Americans support admitting new members to the alliance, Council polling shows.

The public supports US participation in the Paris climate agreement, the Iran nuclear deal, and more.

Many have come to term the generational divide around climate change beliefs the "global warming age gap"—and many more are deeply concerned about its implications for climate change policy.

A center-right party’s landslide victory in one of North America’s most liberal cities offers a cautionary tale about polling in urban areas.

While the public believes nuclear weapons are an effective tool in deterring aggression, less than half say they make the country more secure.

Is the looming economic crisis influencing the public’s preferred response to the war in Ukraine? Recent polling suggests it's possible.

As the coronavirus pandemic begins to quickly spread across the globe, Council experts assess public opinion around the virus and its impact.

The 2018 Chicago Council on Global Affairs Survey finds the largest majorities of Americans yet say that trade is good for the US economy and consumers.

Economic sanctions: what they are, how the US has used them in foreign policy, and considerations for current policymakers.

This report examines how immigrants have helped offset native-born population loss and revitalized an aging workforce in 40-plus Midwestern metro areas between 2000 and 2015.

Cities are embracing their role as international actors, but more resources are needed to fully realize the benefits of their global engagements.

While Americans broadly support upper age limits for federal elected officials, age is not their top consideration when choosing a candidate.

A decades-old rivalry between Eritrea and the TPLF risks derailing Ethiopia’s peace deal.

Recent surveys show that a majority of Americans sympathize with the protests occurring across the country since the death of George Floyd.

American public opinion toward Japan has never been warmer, Council data show.