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Is the threat of a NATO expansion the core issue driving Putin’s aggression towards Ukraine, or are his concerns about legacy to blame?

Journalists Nirmal Ghosh and Elise Labott join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

Council President Ivo Daalder, former US ambassador to NATO, shares his perspective.

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

While government officials reaffirm the importance of the US-Saudi relationship, the American public expresses generally chilly feelings towards Saudi Arabia.

Winning hearts and minds doesn't defeat insurgent groups, author Jacqueline Hazelton argues. So why does the United States still rely on counterinsurgency?

There is broad agreement that international trade delivers benefits to consumers and to companies and is even good for creating jobs in the United States.

Council surveys find that younger Americans are still forming their views on Taiwan and US-Taiwan relations.

Data suggest that Americans accept some foreign civilian casualties as a necessary cost to counterterrorism, but Republicans and Democrats differ on willingness to use lethal force.

The strategy debate has serious implications for both Taipei and, by association, the United States, argues Ethan Kessler.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Bobby Ghosh, and Elise Labott join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

But American concern about large numbers of immigrants and refugees coming into the country has steadily decreased over the past decades.

On the heels of Ukrainian president Zelenskyy’s meeting with US President Biden, the 2021 Chicago Council Survey finds that a record 50 percent of Americans favor the use of US troops if Russia were to invade the rest of Ukraine.

American feelings toward Russia and China are lower than during the Cold War, Council polling shows.

With Xi Jinping poised to receive a third term at the 20th Party Congress, American opinion of China has never been worse.

Chicago Council data support academic findings on differing national budget preferences between women and men.

Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm analyze new public opinion data showing there is partisan agreement on how best to respond to the recent Russian hack.

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

While the US public believes trade is good for the economy, it does favors some restrictions—especially on goods such as semiconductors.

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