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The Bank of America Chicago Marathon continues to generate significant economic benefits for Chicago, thanks to its unique characteristics and international reputation.

Both foreign policy leaders and the American public back “friendshoring."

Advancing the group's pillars of prosperity and development will be at the very heart of competition with China in the coming decade.

Pattis Family Foundation Global Cities Book Award nominee Edward Glaeser examines the gaps in health care, education, and governance laid bare by the pandemic.

African cities are experiencing growing climate-related migration that has the opportunity to unlock their economic, social, and cultural development.

Universities can serve as economic engines for rural cities, but collaboration between academia, government, and the private sector is key to sustainable growth.

But most oppose sending US troops to the island should China invade.

Investing in regenerative agriculture opens a world of possibilities for the agricultural sector.

Queer farmers are challenging discriminatory legacies in agriculture, and envisioning an agricultural system that uplifts and celebrates LBGTQIA+ people.

An announcement made following the G7 Hiroshima Summit brings the group one step closer to a proposed “Economic Article 5.”

The rise of remote work has had a dramatic impact on cities like Chicago, which must play to their strengths in order to compete in this new landscape.

Activities to support resilient livelihoods must be combined with peacebuilding, conflict resolution efforts, and investment in food security.

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

Ten years after The First 1,000 Days book began, Roger Thurow revisits the featured mothers and children to see how they are faring.

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.

Great power competition is the organizing principle of President Biden’s new National Security Strategy. Is the American public on board?

Reflect on the year with highlights from the Council's public opinion research and analysis.

President Jair Bolsonaro might be leaving office, but the country’s political trust issues are far from resolved.

COP15 set new targets for protecting ecosystems, but funding, implementation, and a lack of global attention to biodiversity give pause for Chris Morris.

Productive practices of Indigenous women's groups have significant value in contributing to the conservation of biodiversity and the well-being of humanity, and therefore encourage exchange and dialogue.

A plot to overthrow the German government highlights the risks—and reach—of unchecked conspiracy in an age of mistrust, writes Chris Morris.

The 2022 protests in China have led President Xi Jinping to lift COVID lockdowns. Students held white paper protests to ask for freedom and democracy.

Two case studies from Bogotá and Chicago demonstrate how cities embraced participatory governance frameworks in their COVID-19 pandemic responses.

Americans across party lines say the United States should prioritize friendly-nation supply chains, despite potentially higher costs.

Europe's attempts to diversify its gas supplies could have unintended and negative consequences for climate progress, writes Chris Morris.

President Joe Biden declared an end to the public health crisis, but many racial minority and lower-income groups around the world haven't moved on.

The Barbados Plan and other climate finance proposals gained momentum at the United Nations' COP27 summit, argues Chris Morris

Mayhem in Westminster has roots in Brexit and a political culture that favors dogma over evidence, argues columnist Chris Morris.

On some of the most significant issues of the day, including how the United States should respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Americans across party lines are in agreement, albeit often for different reasons.

Scott MacMillan recalls 2015 World Food Prize winner Fazle Hasan Abed's legacy and its impact on food security.

Cities are embracing their role as international actors, but more resources are needed to fully realize the benefits of their global engagements.

The public also remains concerned about the potential for a global economic downtown, Council polling shows.

President Biden declared that "the pandemic is over." Council polling shows that when it comes to security and foreign policy, most Americans agree.

Americans are less worried about COVID-19 than they have been at any point since the initial shutdown in early 2020, Council polling finds.

A majority support using US troops to defend Seoul should North Korea invade, Council polling shows.

In 2002, nine in 10 Americans saw international terrorism as a critical threat. About six in 10 do today, Council polling shows.

In the most globally connected financial capitals, skyscrapers will continue to serve as a key component of the built environment.

Tackling the global crisis on housing affordability requires a comprehensive set of policies aimed at providing affordable rental units.

Abe Shinzo’s assassination shocked the nation. Will constitutional revision be on the post-election agenda?

Samuel Kling analyzes the new challenges shared mobility (such as app-based ride-hailing and e-bikes) has faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The United States has made big pledges for global nutrition. Our white paper offers recommendations to turn commitments into action.

Amid new challenges to global food security, the Center for Global Food and Agriculture analyzes necessary changes to the Global Food Security Act Reauthorization.

With the holiday celebrations behind us, here is a quick recap of some of the stats that defined the past twelve months of programming at the Council.

Xuefei Ren argues that cities in China and India are more aptly compared in territorial vs. associational governance than by regime type.

“The biggest cost of the nationalist reaction [to omicron] is its damage to future global cooperation,” writes Elizabeth Shackelford in the Chicago Tribune.

Public support for the 2021 infrastructure bill breaks across party lines and may miss the connection to US competitiveness.

Were the recommendations in the Center on Global Food and Agriculture's 2015 nutrition report successful? The Council examines this question in the first part of our 2021 series to find out.

Director of Global Cities Research Sam Kling writes in La Cahiers on the history leading to the vilification of cities and density early in the pandemic.

As President Biden heads to the UN Climate Change Conference, he will grapple with significant divides in domestic public opinion.

As President Biden heads to the UN climate summit, one Senator has gutted his plans for clean energy reform.