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Balancing power or increasing risk? Deep Dish explores what a multilateral defense pact for Asia might mean.

Turks may be considering realigning eastward amid negative views on Western alliances.

According to foreign policy leader surveys concerns about a potential trade war between the US and China are widespread.

While half of Americans and a majority of Democrats say diversity makes the United States a better place to live, Republicans aren’t so sure.

Survey results reveal how Japanese perceptions of security in East Asia have changed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The 2017 Chicago Council Survey, conducted six months into the Trump administration, tested the appeal of "America First" ideas among the American public.

Ivo Daalder talked with leading journalists to get their perspectives on the week's global headlines.

The war in Ukraine has shifted public opinion toward energy independence, renewable power, and nuclear energy.

The Port of Darwin shows the potential of China's Belt and Road Initiative as social infrastructure, but also the challenges in materializing its benefits.

Stefan Kornelius, Catherine Philp, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

How we all work, live, and connect with each other has changed profoundly in 2020. Explore the Council's newly redesigned website, watch this video about how we went virtual in 2020, and consider making a gift to support our mission.

Susan Glasser, Carla Anne Robbins, Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

US politics, public opinion, and global implications.

Ravi Agrawal, Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

President Joe Biden will host the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, in December 2022. Africa’s shift toward China, Russia will be the meeting subtext.

Bobby Ghosh, Susan Glasser, and James Harding join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Karen DeYoung, Ryan Heath, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Caroline de Gruyter, Gideon Rachman, and Prashant Rao join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Karen DeYoung, Peter Spiegel, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Stefan Kornelius, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

US security assistance meant for counterterrorism efforts is also implicated in the government’s war against Anglophone separatists.

Ravi Agrawal and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Steve Erlanger, Kim Ghattas, and James Harding join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Recent surveys find significant partisan differences among leaders and the public on the degree of threat posed by China and how the United States should respond.

American perceptions of whether Russia or Ukraine is winning the war are key to support for ongoing US assistance to Kyiv.

Global Cities Officer Rachel Abrams reflects on connecting city leaders from oceans away.

Deborah Amos, Steve Erlanger, and Philip Stephens join guest host Carla Robbins to discuss the week's top news stories.

While the Biden administration seems to understand where Americans stand on China and domestic renewal to support global competitiveness, the data disproves their assumptions that Americans are skeptical about trade and weary of US global engagement

Elise Labott, Philip Stephens, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Steve Erlanger, Bobby Ghosh, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Ivo Daalder talks with Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Peter Spiegel, and Giles Whittell to get their perspectives on the news of the week and what to keep an eye on in the days ahead.

But partisan divisions over using US troops to defend allies in Europe and Asia are growing.

Ravi Agrawal, Sylvie Kauffmann, and Giles Whittell join Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the week's top news stories.

The 2020 Chicago Council on Global Affairs-University of Texas at Austin survey explores to what extent Democratic, Republican, and Independent foreign policy professionals support Biden’s international agenda.

The digital revolution is rapidly transforming cities, and a new vision and set of protocols is needed for them to leverage the promises of connectivity.

This report is the product of an international effort between Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago and Mayor Anne Hidalgo of Paris to advance the discussion over how to transform neglected urban waterways.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Susan Glasser, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

The Council’s 2019 Survey establishes that retreating, relinquishing leadership, and abandoning alliances is not what the American public has in mind.

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

The US public views the Japan alliance as a significant national security benefit as concerns about China grow.

Steve Erlanger, Susan Glasser, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Jamil Anderlini, Bobby Ghosh, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

The unknown story of Zelensky’s powerful wartime leadership.

Elise Labott, Carla Anne Robbins, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.