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

Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura analyze survey data showing that for the first time in nearly two decades, a majority of Americans describe the development of China as a world power as a critical threat to the United States.

This week the world passed the 11,836,900 million case mark, with over 544,231 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

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

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.

A March 2021 survey finds Americans see US priorities in Asia to be less about limiting the expansion of China and more about economic growth and strengthening democracy.

Some countries, now awash in vaccines, are looking abroad to help other countries combat the pandemic. For those with slower rollouts, the fight against the pandemic continues.

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

President Biden declared that "the pandemic is over." Council polling shows that when it comes to security and foreign policy, most Americans agree.

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.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), is to be signed March 8—one year after the US stepped away from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Indians strongly support the bilateral partnership and anticipate increased US security assistance. But Americans are less enthusiastic about growing ties.

A survey shows more Americans now oppose expanding the US-Mexico border wall since last asked in 2016.

Updates on public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic from the US, Japan, South Korea, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, Germany, and Mexico.

How can the US confront human rights abuses in China, without robbing athletes of the opportunity to compete on the world stage?

This paper explores how China’s growth in naval power is proceeding at a remarkable rate and foreshadows a change in the regional maritime balance of power.

The public generally does not see current US trade policies toward China as benefiting Americans.

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

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.

Citizens and policymakers alike embrace industrial policy as great power competition intensifies.