Search The Council

American weapons play a key role in the defense strategies of both US partners.

Polls conducted find broad public agreement on trade on both sides of the US-Mexico border.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog explains how Elizabeth Warren’s specific support base likely led to her downfall.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs report reveals generations share opinions about international threats and foreign policy goals.

The American public sees the US-German relationship as good for US national security but is divided over military forces in Germany.

Climate change is wreaking havoc on agriculture and food security both in the US and abroad. In collaboration with the Farm Journal Foundation, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs provides recommendations that are targeted both domestically and

Senior Fellow Roger Thurow details the true costs of malnutrition today and tomorrow.

Check out the week's top stories in food, agriculture, and global development.

The 2015 Chicago Council Survey finds roughly four in 10 Americans believe climate change is a serious problem.

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

Recent survey data shows that most Americans generally oppose selling weapons, but are divided on their opinion of the US' relationship with Riyadh.

US aid would not have been nearly as effective without Ukraine’s efforts to improve its military prior to the 2022 Russian invasion.

The Abraham Accords didn't provoke a reaction among many Arab states. Why?

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.

Survey data reveal fresh insights into how American communities think the United States should engage in conflicts overseas.

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.

Were the recommendations in the Center on Global Food and Agriculture's 2015 nutrition report successful? The Council examines this question in the third part of our 2021-22 series to find out.

In his first speech as National Security Advisor, Bolton threatened to sanction International Criminal Court (ICC) judges, bar them from traveling to the US, and use US courts to prosecute them.

But everyday Republicans are divided over the best way to encourage NATO allies to increase their defense spending.

A survey of the US public shows an overall majority of Americans (54%) consider climate change a critical threat.

Across Chicago, murals and other public artworks depict the city’s immigrant communities and our connections to cultures around the globe.

The public also remains concerned about the potential for a global economic downtown, Council polling shows.

This report summarizes the Transforming Industrial Regions of North America and Europe symposium, including strategies to rebuild economies and stem anti-democratic populism.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey indicates the American public’s foreign policy attitudes demonstrate support for the pivot to Asia.

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.

Majorities of young Americans agree the alliance is essential to US security but at lower levels than older generations.

The movement of Venezuelans across the Western Hemisphere highlights the need for regional coordination.

Although US President Donald Trump is quite unpopular in Mexico, Mexican views of the US-Mexico relationship are not as negative as their views of Trump.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is addressing the U.S. Congress about the war in Ukraine with Russia, after meeting with President Joe Biden.

A recent survey among Hong Kong residents shows that they're dissatisfied with the actions of the police and support an independent investigation into the protest's origins and potential police abuse.

Karl Friedhoff examines poll results of regional leaders regarding China's activities.

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.

This survey data from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs provide insight into how Millennials view key foreign policy issues.

Partisan differences guide assessments of where Washington should turn its attention.

This survey finds most Americans still consider Iran’s nuclear program a critical threat, but at lower levels before 2015 nuclear deal.

Findings from this Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey show that Russians believe eastern areas of Ukraine should be independent states.

A recent Council Survey finds that the American public considers international terrorism to be the most critical threat facing the nation.

In this Chicago Council blog Brendan Helm explores Americans public opinion about whether the US-India relationship does more to strengthen or weaken US national security.

A plurality say the United States and NATO are most responsible for ongoing bloodshed and instability in the Middle East.

According to foreign policy leader surveys concerns about a potential trade war between the US and China are widespread.

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

Despite its small size, Qatar has historically played an outsize role in negotiating with organizations or countries that the U.S. doesn’t have relations with.

Long before the pandemic, evidence showed a persistent deficiency in food intake of women in India. A convergence of policies and programs across sectors can boost the nutrition security of women and their communities.

Two surveys find that both the American and South Korean publics see an improvement in the security situation on the Korean peninsula.

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.

Large majorities of Americans now disapprove of the attack on the US Capitol, but Democrats and Republicans disagree about what the rioters were aiming to do and what to do next.

The post-industrial communities of the Midwest are shaking off their Rust Belt label to emerge as leaders in the blue and green economies.

Although Midwesterners differ slightly from the general population in their views of international trade, Midwesterners without postsecondary education are more suspicious.

But they’re not ready to bail out of the car just yet.

American religious groups have spent millions exporting homophobia to the East African nation.