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The Music Box Theatre brings international horror films to Chicago because they can make you terrified of things you didn't know you could be afraid of. Curators think audiences' shrieks, shouts, and screams bring people and cultures together.

Survey data shows thirty-year lows for American views of Russia.

This Chicago Council Survey team’s COVID-19 pandemic update includes polling results from the US, Japan, Canada, South Korea, France, and more.

This Earth Day, one plant breeder reflects on the food security promise of innovative biotechnology and how it has been misunderstood.

Chicago recently launched a citywide composting initiative to divert food waste from landfills and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions — something other global cities have been tackling for years.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores how the American public seems to be of two minds when it comes to military involvement in Afghanistan.

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

Council survey data finds Americans place a high priority on a secure energy supply and expect renewal sources will overtake fossil fuels in the next 10 years.

Arik Burakovsky, Dina Smeltz, and Brendan Helm analyze a survey of American experts on Russia about opinions on the country's relations with China and India.

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

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey of South Korean attitudes towards the United States was conducted in December 2019 in South Korea.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey signals the US-Russian relationship is challenged by communication, media coverage, and the countries’ presidents.

Since 2016, Americans' favorability toward South Korea, India, and Japan is stable, while favorability toward China decreased by 12 points.

As the Christmas holidays approach, we review both key and controversial topics in current politics

The 2017 Chicago Council Survey finds that a majority of Americans support increases in federal healthcare spending, while few support cuts.

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

There are six key issues for which liberal democrats have differing opinions from more conservative/moderate ones, indicates the 2019 Chicago Council Survey.

The 2018 Chicago Council Survey finds that the American public prefers that the US not take a side in the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

Democrats and Republicans increasingly grow apart on several key international issues. Here are seven examples from the 2018 Council Survey.

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey shows a majority of informed Midwesterners support key immigration policy proposals.