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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.

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

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

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

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"?

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

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

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.