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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.

A Council working paper shows the climate benefits of shared mobility, but urban leaders must implement policies that make it safer and more accessible.

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

A global survey shows the public perceives COVID-19 as the world's greatest health threat and nearly two-thirds of respondents believe the vaccine should be compulsory.

With vaccination efforts under way, some hope that the end of the pandemic is in sight, while others feel uneasy due to distribution issues and immense pressures on the health care system.

Agriculture has great potential for carbon offsets, but implementation will be complicated.

Americans and Russians agree on few matters as each believe the other is influencing their domestic affairs.

Federal investment in space technology is crucial to help farmers fight climate change—this generation's moonshot.

Survey data shows Sanders supporters are concerned about global overreach and that it comes at the expense of the economy and general quality of life.

Craig Kafura and Karl Friedhoff analyze findings of a recent poll examining American public opinion on US relations with Japan.

The extreme climatic events that are brought on by climate change, such as floods and droughts, open new entry points for the spread of invasive species.

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

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.

This report examines how immigrants have helped offset native-born population loss and revitalized an aging workforce in 40-plus Midwestern metro areas between 2000 and 2015.

Food insecurity plays a critical and complex role in Myanmar's current political turmoil, and has played a similar role in uprisings of the past.

Businesses in the center of the value chain are crucial to the food system, and these intermediary links are under threat from the COVID-19 pandemic.

With the global infection rate increasing for the first time since April, some countries are pumping the brakes on ambitious recovery plans.

Cities must step up when nation-states ignore the devastating impacts and economic costs of climate change, sea level rise, and environmental degradation.

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

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog explores what foreign policy experts think about the denuclearization of North Korea.

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

Russia’s war in Ukraine has sparked a domestic push toward alternative energy sources.

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

A ceasefire between Ethiopian government forces and Tigrayan rebels brings optimism after years of fighting.

The 2022 protests in China have led President Xi Jinping to lift COVID lockdowns. Students held white paper protests to ask for freedom and democracy.

By combatting erosion and flooding along Lake Michigan’s shore, local governments have an opportunity to make their beaches more equitable.

Although the vaccine has brought hope to many people, a new and more transmissible strain discovered in the United Kingdom has caused unease around the world.

Erin Sweeney provides guest commentary on food, agriculture, and forestry in Southeast Asia.

Survey data shows thirty-year lows for American views of Russia.

As the new administration deemphasizes global engagement, sister cities such as Chicago and Mexico City show walls can't destroy the bridges cities have built.

The Chicago Council Survey team provides an update on the COVID-19 pandemic from around the world, including the US, Japan, Brazil, the UK, Italy and France.

Although Donald Trump is the clear frontrunner for Republicans, the Chicago Council Survey finds that some key issues are still a challenge for those who supported another candidate.

Weekly analysis of public opinion as governments around the world impose increasing restrictions and the number of active cases surges.

The 2007 Chicago Council Survey broke new ground in international public opinion research to discover commonalities in public opinion around the world.

An update includes polling results from the United States, Japan, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, and Jordan.

Integrated pest management benefits the environment, farmers' productivity, and time-strapped women around the world.

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.

A Chicago Council survey shows that Americans see an increased need to keep watch over the Middle East by maintaining a troop presence there.

Recent survey findings show that policies focused on furthering US energy independence are most likely to gain bipartisan support.

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

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explains that achieving zero hunger will require a global effort, utilizing the latest scientific advances.

This Chicago Council Survey team’s COVID-19 pandemic update includes polling results from the US, Japan, Canada, South Korea, France, and more.

Chicago Council survey data find majorities in South Korea view China as more of a security threat than a security partner and as more of an economic threat than an economic partner.

With high-profile suspensions of the AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson vaccine, fear of potential side effects and uneven efficacy of vaccine rollouts are causing concern for some.

While some countries are beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel, others continue to struggle through the crisis as case numbers remain elevated.

The Chicago City Council has tripled its legislation on foreign policy in the last four years.

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.

The 2017 Chicago Council Survey finds that a majority of Americans support increases in federal healthcare spending, while few support cuts.

African cities are experiencing growing climate-related migration that has the opportunity to unlock their economic, social, and cultural development.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey indicates the US and Japan have mutually positive views of each other’s leadership efforts.