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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.

More than half also say the decline of democracies around the world, foreign interference in American elections, and the conflict in the Middle East pose critical threats to vital US interests.

Can an administration that up to this point has been belligerent towards traditional US democratic allies and has rejected many forms of multilateralism be able to turn the page and shift from "America First" to "American Led"?

The fallout from the removal of President Pedro Castillo has revealed a young democracy in dire straits.

President Jair Bolsonaro might be leaving office, but the country’s political trust issues are far from resolved.

The 2005 Chicago Council Survey explored public opinion on democracy promotion post-September 11 world as one of the core principles of US foreign policy

John Austin shares insights from a transatlantic convening that explores the political repercussions of economic inequality and extremist ideology.

Amid a divisive election cycle, surveys show the US public is worried about the implications of political polarization and eroding democratic infrastructure.

A plot to overthrow the German government highlights the risks—and reach—of unchecked conspiracy in an age of mistrust, writes Chris Morris.

Leaders from the US and Europe have much to learn from one another in building strategies to foster economic renewal in formerly industrial regions.

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

Survey results reveal how Japanese perceptions of security in East Asia have changed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The public's top priorities for the US-China relationship moving forward: avoiding war and maintaining a technological edge.

More Americans consider issues like weakening democracy and political polarization to be critical threats to the United States than foreign adversaries.

The Taiwanese public expects more US aid in a potential conflict with China than Americans are willing to endorse.

Russians and Americans seem to sense a global alignment of democracies versus autocracies, and both publics fear a nuclear exchange.

Meanwhile, about half say North Korea's nuclear program is a critical threat.

As the youngest continent in the world, Africans want upper age limits for elected officials while still respecting elders.

Although a plurality of young Russians say they are anxious about Russia’s political future, few vote or participate politically.

While the Biden administration seems to understand where Americans stand on China and domestic renewal to support global competitiveness, the data disproves their assumptions that Americans are skeptical about trade and weary of US global engagement

In new Council polling, Americans say China’s treatment of minority groups isn’t just a question of internal politics.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Craig Kafura explains Millennials’ lack of enthusiasm for drones.

The world's democracies need a way to fight back against coercive economic actions by authoritarian governments, argue Ivo Daalder and Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

If the United States and China are competing over global public opinion, who’s winning, and where?

Kyiv, a capital city under siege, falters under the dangers of urbicide. As the victor emerges, so too does a new world order.

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.

Although Russian young adults primarily turn to social media for news, a majority do not trust information reported by most media outlets.

The public's top priorities: protecting American jobs and preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.

Republicans are focused on inflation and immigration ahead of the November election, while Democrats emphasize abortion policies and democracy.

Results and analysis of the Council's annual survey of American views on foreign policy.

The Council’s 2019 Survey establishes that retreating, relinquishing leadership, and abandoning alliances is not what the American public has in mind.

Republicans are more concerned about China's rise than ever before.

New Chicago Council-Japan Institute of International Affairs data find the Japanese public has greater confidence in US economic and military power than do Americans.

Why are Ukrainians receiving a warmer welcome from the American public than past refugee groups?

Local strategies can revive economies, nurture hope, and diminish the appeal of antidemocratic populism in struggling industrial regions.

Cities have been called bastions of democracy, but authoritarian leaders across the globe are articulating their own visions for the future of urban spaces.

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

The Ethiopian government is using starvation as a weapon of war against Tigray, inducing a massive famine that requires immediate action from the international community.

The public is more concerned about national security than promoting human rights and democracy abroad, Council polling shows.

Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford reflects on how the Council helps students dive in.

Mass arrests have reduced crime in the short-term—but at a significant cost to human rights.

It's been a busy 2021. Recap the year with the survey team's analyses of public opinion on the most critical issues at home and around the world.

The public wants to increase the budget for domestic issues like infrastructure and education but is divided over defense spending and foreign assistance.

This brief analyzes the the 2017 ASEAN summit where officials from the United States, Japan, India, and Australia met to discuss a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Both Millennials and Gen Z are more hesitant than their elders to endorse military approaches to foreign policy.

Xuefei Ren argues that cities in China and India are more aptly compared in territorial vs. associational governance than by regime type.

An announcement made following the G7 Hiroshima Summit brings the group one step closer to a proposed “Economic Article 5.”

Mayhem in Westminster has roots in Brexit and a political culture that favors dogma over evidence, argues columnist Chris Morris.

Recent polls find a geographic divide in the region when it comes to public perceptions of the conflict.

The Council and Girl Security partnered to engage the next generation of women in national security.