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Majorities of South Koreans cite low birthrates in South Korea and North Korea’s nuclear program as larger threats than China's economic or military power.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey indicates Americans view Japan as a close and trusted ally.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey, a majority of Americans expressed support for a joint airstrike against Syria.

Feed the Future’s Janet Fierro examines how COVID-19 and the global food crisis affect the land grant model.

In 2013, a majority of Americans support some variation of immigration reform, but many have bias against Mexican immigrants.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey indicates a majority of Americans across the political spectrum encourage energy independence.

"The 2021 Chicago Council Survey finds that a narrow majority of Americans support some sort of boycott of this year’s Beijing Olympics,” Craig Kafura tells WTTW.

In this survey from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Americans say that Middle East is the focus for US national security.

Trump's historical victory shows that elections have more to do with identity politics than with traditional criteria used to judge political candidates.

"Right now, I think Russia represents the bigger threat. China represents the bigger long-term competition," says Council President Ivo Daalder, discussing the 2022 Chicago Council Survey.

The 2016 Chicago Council Survey found no difference in support for either of the current major-party presidential candidates just after the Orlando shootings in June.

As competition between the United States and China intensifies, more Americans now say the Asian country is more powerful economically, a reversal from two years ago when a plurality said the United States had an economic advantage, according to a

A new survey by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs shows that the American people are not interested in improving relations with Russia—a reversal from last year.

Advancing the group's pillars of prosperity and development will be at the very heart of competition with China in the coming decade.

In this report edited by Ian Klaus and Samuel Kling, a diverse set of experts examine the question of rights in, and to, the city in a wide and exciting array of geographies and contexts.

We’re sharing Moments of Impact, stories of members of our community being inspired to think differently or act boldly to improve the world.

The Midwest has a unique economic, social, and cultural history and development story line.

This book draws on the latest scholarship into global cities to explore how global cities run the world.

Samuel Kling, Florita Gunasekara, and Steven Bosacker examine the role of cities in generating and strengthening democratic practices as authoritarianism rises across much of the world.

A "sustainable food seal" empowers consumers and farmers to support a more sustainable food supply chain.

How the Chicago Council on Global Affairs is handling the stay-at-home order due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This book from the Council highlights the economic development and transformation of Chicago from industrial powerhouse to global metropolis.

This paper from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs argues that educating girls has the power to break the cycle of poverty and transform societies.

This report explores ways cities can assess the true value of their public assets

Chicago is positioned to elevate itself as a bold city, capable of taking on cutting-edge policies and providing accessible opportunities for all residents.

John Austin and Alexander Hitch examine policies and priorities to drive equitable economic recovery in the Midwest in a world reshaped by COVID-19.

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.

Feeding cities presents a major opportunity to improve the plight of millions of small-scale farmers and rural residents trapped in subsistence agriculture and joblessness.

This report examines how immigrants offset population decline and an aging workforce in Midwest metropolitan areas.

This report calls on the United States to use the power of the agriculture and food sector to reduce the reality and risks of malnutrition globally.

The government must recognize investment opportunities in US agricultural research and development in order to address current and future climate challenges.

Council President and Former US Ambassador to NATO Ivo H. Daalder reflects on the one-year anniversary of Russia's war in Ukraine.

Council expert Roger Thurow explains how most African countries don’t have the resources to provide aid to their own citizens.

This essay appears in the book The End of Hunger edited by Jenny Eaton Dyer and Cathleen Falsani.

The vision for Chicago’s global strategy begins with an inventory of the city’s assets, needs, and opportunities.

Securing our cities is emerging as one of the most important challenges of our time.

This report outlines how cities and the private sector can collaborate on and magnify sustainability efforts that enable broad systemic change.

A paper from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs by Rudolph G. Penner that honors the work of Michael H. Moskow in the global economy.

How can residents of the world’s richest country be hungry? The coronavirus exposed America’s secret of hunger amid abundance.

US security assistance meant for counterterrorism efforts is also implicated in the government’s war against Anglophone separatists.

Can the United States deliver on its food systems and climate commitments? We offer recommendations to protect the planet and feed the world.

We revisit the families profiled in Council senior fellow Roger Thurow's book, The Last Hunger Season, six years later.

The Center on Global Food and Agriculture provides a bold vision for a 21st Century of zero hunger in a healthier and more equitable world.

China's evolving economy and geopolitical strategy affect infrastructure and cities worldwide: witness the launch of the China-Laos Railway.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explains the “China gap” in American public opinion despite consensus among foreign policy experts.

Roger Thurow shares a poem evoking the human face of domestic hunger — an issue that is too often forgotten in policy discussions.

The digital revolution is rapidly transforming cities, and a new vision and set of protocols is needed for them to leverage the promises of connectivity.

This report is the product of an international effort between Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago and Mayor Anne Hidalgo of Paris to advance the discussion over how to transform neglected urban waterways.

Amid shifts towards inclusive agricultural development, the Center for Global Food and Agriculture offers policy recommendations for further US government action.

The US strategy toward Africa today is neither effective nor sustainable. It’s time to flip the script.