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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit aroused Beijing’s ire—but more important may be the long-term trends in Taiwanese attitudes. 

Journalists Ryan Heath, Carla Anne Robbins, and Philip Stephens join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

Raghuram Rajan explains what bananas reveal about markets and governments, the importance of communities in economics, and whether China or India has a more enviable economy.

The inaugural Chicago Council Survey was conducted in December 1974 to seek and understand the views of the public and national leaders on a series of international questions.

Russians and Americans seem to sense a global alignment of democracies versus autocracies, and both publics fear a nuclear exchange.

The West is failing to win over the Global South and the lack of support for the Ukraine war demonstrates why it matters.

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

Meanwhile, about half say North Korea's nuclear program is a critical threat.

The 1982 Chicago Council Survey shows important disparities between public opinion and Reagan administration policies in defense spending, arms control, foreign aid, détente, and trade policy.

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