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The public is more concerned about national security than promoting human rights and democracy abroad, Council polling shows.

Local strategies can revive economies, nurture hope, and diminish the appeal of antidemocratic populism in struggling industrial regions.

The Taiwanese public expects more US aid in a potential conflict with China than Americans are willing to endorse.

The public wants to increase the budget for domestic issues like infrastructure and education but is divided over defense spending and foreign assistance.

What’s really driving Washington’s new hard line on Caracas—is this a bold policy shift?

Cities have been called bastions of democracy, but authoritarian leaders across the globe are articulating their own visions for the future of urban spaces.

As Trump threatens to double tariffs and Putin courts Modi, can India rise as a great power without choosing a side?

At least half of all partisans see government corruption and weakening democracy as critical threats, but they are deeply divided on climate change and immigration.

The US strategy toward Africa today is neither effective nor sustainable. It’s time to flip the script.