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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.

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

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

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.

Deep Dish host Brian Hanson shares five recent episodes that help explain what’s happening in our world today and why these issues are so important.

The South Korean public is split on a second THAAD battery, but the question wording left a lot to be desired.

The 2020 Chicago Council Survey illuminates how self-described Democrats and Republicans feel about key presidential debate issues.

"Chinese satellites fly over the United States every day," Nonresident Senior Fellow Bruce Jentleson tells Steve Scully. "That doesn't make a headline the way a balloon does."

There was no way for Blinken’s Beijing trip to go on as planned and not focus inordinately on the balloon incident, argues Paul Heer.

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

The authors of this book address multiple questions involving the nature of youth protest in the twenty-first century.

Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford remarks on the foreign policy details of President Biden's 2023 State of the Union address.

This report says that Americans remain supportive of the US military presence in Japan.

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.

Inevitably, the COVID-19 pandemic will change how people across the world think about foreign relations. Craig Kafura looks at Australia as a case study for how these changes affect public opinion.

Analysis from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs of the world’s largest economic entities reveals the economic influence of cities.

In picking fronts that offer the paths of least resistance, trilateral cooperation will maximize the presence of all three countries in ASEAN, maintaining balance in the region and making collective progress toward economic and development goals.