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Reflect on the year with highlights from the Council's public opinion research and analysis.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Samuel Kling explains Seoul, South Korea’s, extreme differences in transportation.

The recent terrorist attack in Brussels is prompting serious and important thinking about the security of global cities. 

A military strengthened by American training, weapons, and intelligence helped create the very problem US assistance was meant to prevent.

Robert Paarlberg challenges the UN to look beyond food access to food excess and the health issues that accompany it.

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

But they are becoming increasingly polarized across partisan groups, particularly among Democrats.

A majority of the US public continues to back current military and financial aid to Kyiv, recent polls find.

The 2012 Chicago Council Survey tracks public opinion on US foreign policy since the September 11 attacks, and includes an assessment of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

This paper describes the central issues in three upcoming atrocity crime decisions and the implications for the evolution of international criminal justice.

The inclusion of gender mainstreaming in agricultural AI can help reduce gender inequity for female smallholder farmers.

The 2004 Chicago Council Survey explores public opinion on core concepts about foreign policy and the rights and responsibilities of nation-states.

If CRISPR crops can avoid being regulated like GMOs, they can create significant opportunities for low- and middle-income countries, and help combat hunger and poverty.

Aquatic food systems in Africa face many challenges and chronic underinvestment. WorldFish is trying to change that with the Fish for Africa Innovation Hub.

We breakdown the mystery behind the BRICS and its evolving role in shaping the global order.

The American public is increasingly skeptical of the US-China trade relationship, and narrow majorities support increased restrictions on both trade and technological exchanges.

Khalid Bomba, agriculture expert, takes a minute to discuss the importance of agriculture to the economy of Ethiopia and the need to get young people involved.

With so much activity around cities in today's world, there is a lot to track. Here are ten trends in 2020 to watch where cities will be particularly influential on the global stage.

This report indicates that the American public does not yet see China as an urgent threat to national security.