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A University of Texas polling project from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found Americans consider the work of the intelligence community.

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

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

Arik Burakovsky, Dina Smeltz, and Brendan Helm analyze a survey of American experts on Russia about opinions on the country's relations with China and India.

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

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explores how the American public seems to be of two minds when it comes to military involvement in Afghanistan.

The Council’s Katelyn Jones examines women in science and the gender dimensions of agriculture.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey of South Korean attitudes towards the United States was conducted in December 2019 in South Korea.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey signals the US-Russian relationship is challenged by communication, media coverage, and the countries’ presidents.

Survey data shows that Russians are more likely than Americans to say that their nation's government handled the coronavirus pandemic effectively.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey indicates majorities among Mexican and US publics believe that NAFTA has been good for their respective economies.

The Council’s Dina Smeltz explains why Palestinian and Israeli public opinion on a two state solution has reached a new low.

As the United States and Iran work on a path back to the Iran nuclear deal, what do Americans and Iranians think about the agreement?

Survey results show that American and Mexican governments have some challenges in order to shift public attention to North American trade and energy cooperation.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post explains why global leaders project Nigeria to be a major global economic hub.

The pandemic's impact on agriculture will be significant and long-lasting.The pandemic's impact on agriculture will be significant and long-lasting.

After three years of negotiations, the United Kingdom remains divided on how to tackle Brexit.

Majorities of South Koreans cite low birthrates in South Korea and North Korea’s nuclear program as larger threats than China's economic or military power.

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

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

Feed the Future’s Janet Fierro examines how COVID-19 and the global food crisis affect the land grant model.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey, a majority of Americans expressed support for a joint airstrike against Syria.

In 2013, a majority of Americans support some variation of immigration reform, but many have bias against Mexican immigrants.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey indicates a majority of Americans across the political spectrum encourage energy independence.

In this survey from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Americans say that Middle East is the focus for US national security.

"The 2021 Chicago Council Survey finds that a narrow majority of Americans support some sort of boycott of this year’s Beijing Olympics,” Craig Kafura tells WTTW.