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Public opinion polling shows a lack of consensus about where cyberattacks fall within the escalatory ladder of conventional warfare.

Long before the pandemic, evidence showed a persistent deficiency in food intake of women in India. A convergence of policies and programs across sectors can boost the nutrition security of women and their communities.

Although US President Donald Trump is quite unpopular in Mexico, Mexican views of the US-Mexico relationship are not as negative as their views of Trump.

While Americans continue a culture war on the necessity and effectiveness of masks, one-quarter of the South Korean public is ready to wear them indefinitely.

A recent survey among Hong Kong residents shows that they're dissatisfied with the actions of the police and support an independent investigation into the protest's origins and potential police abuse.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post, we discuss the decline of President Moon’s approval ratings. 

Will Biden shift Saudi Arabia from a “pariah” to a partner – should he? Experts Martin Indyk and Sarah Leah Whitson join Deep Dish to discuss.

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Wilson Center co-hosted a panel discussion about the results of a Chicago Council survey of public attitudes on foreign policy and the Trump administration.

Findings from a binational survey show that Americans and Russians would like to see the two countries negotiate a nuclear agreement.

This blog is about Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko and how he remains Belarus' leader, earning him the moniker of the "last dictator in Europe."

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Brendan Helm, Dina Smeltz, and Arik Burakovsky explain Putin’s 2024 plans.

Should members of the South Korean boy band BTS receive an exemption from mandatory military service?

Should reunification of North and South Korea eventually take place, Americans favor maintaining the alliance but are split on keeping US forces on the Korean Peninsula.

Public surveys about Taiwan's willingness to fight an invasion by China don't reveal as much as one might think.

Brendan Helm discusses President Biden's new sanctions on Moscow and the arrest of Aleksei Navalny.

While Americans of all political stripes remain committed to allies and alliances, the public is divided along partisan lines on the value of international organizations.

What are the implications of Japan’s largest military buildup since World War II, and what does this mean for the US-Japan security alliance?

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores how people in Japan and South Korea agree on primary issues that would improve the countries’ relationship.

This report finds that US Latinos prioritize protecting jobs, favor strong leadership abroad, rank terrorism as a critical threat, and support US military superiority.

As Chicago and other global cities increasingly grapple with poor air quality, solutions to the problem vary by location.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog, we explain public opinion views on COVID-19 for the week of June 3, 2020.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs report documents the progress made towards securing global food availability.

Recent surveys reveal that large majorities of both Russians and Americans now view their countries as rivals.

The Kyrgyz community in Chicagoland is small, but its economic footprint is expanding. New Kyrgyz businesses are bridging Illinois and Central Asia.

Chicago’s transit system has international fans, and your commuter train might be an international influencer.

Council surveys find an American public split on the threat of climate change but open to cooperative efforts to limit its effects.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores the free-falling relations between Japan and South Korea.

The pandemic, supply chains, and inflation hit this holiday shopping season. Are trade politics to blame? The Economist's Soumaya Keynes joins Deep Dish to discuss.

Arik Burakovsky, Dina Smeltz, and Brendan Helm find that while experts anticipate changes in the global balance of power in the next 20 years, with China overtaking the United States, they do not expect Russia to come out stronger.

Results from the 2022 Chicago Council Survey show Americans want to keep supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes, despite inflation concerns at home.

The ramifications of Brexit are unfolding in Northern Ireland. As a result, historical, political, and religious divides are increasingly felt in debates over the future of the country's border.

While China might be losing friends in many countries, it still has the support of the Russian public.

The Council's polling experts examine how American foreign policy experts think of the term "allies," and whether variations in thinking matter for US foreign policy decisions.

As China tightens security in Hong Kong, many American businesses consider retreat and relocalization

Brendan Helm examines tech firms' actions in the wake of cybersecurity failures.

A survey of American foreign policy experts paints a portrait of a declining Russia, with its broad influence deteriorating as China’s influence rises.