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The Council and Girl Security partnered to engage the next generation of women in national security.

Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford reflects on how the Council helps students dive in.

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

Chicago Council Surveys have found that Americans are largely supportive of humanitarian intervention, but this varies in specific cases.

How can the US confront human rights abuses in China, without robbing athletes of the opportunity to compete on the world stage?

Public opinion polls in North America, Europe, and Asia find publics continue to worry about contracting the virus.

A report from the Task Force on Trilateral Cooperation Amid China’s Rise recommends a new policy mix that leverages each country’s individual strengths and advantages.

From the COVID-19 vaccine to US foreign policy, our experts share their recommendations for the new administration. 

“Those who want democracy to succeed must help make the case,” argues Elizabeth Shackelford in the Chicago Tribune. Case in point: the US impact on coups.

Though working-class voters continue to be disillusioned, place-based investments can help restore confidence and heal our polarized politics.

Many of the challenges the world faced in 2020 will continue to shape our world next year.

Samuel Kling, Florita Gunasekara, and Steven Bosacker examine the role of cities in generating and strengthening democratic practices as authoritarianism rises across much of the world.

"The year we’re leaving behind was a bad one for democracy — a reminder that progress is fragile and not inevitable, and that history doesn’t always take a linear path," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

"We need to define and enlist allies in a shared global agenda to strengthen our national economies and democracies," writes Nonresident Senior Fellow John Austin.

"Rumors, lies and misinformation played a decisive role in the first round, and they will play an even greater role in the second," writes Robert Muggah.

While Republicans share a similar political worldview overall, Trump and Non-Trump Republicans disagree on key policies for immigration, climate change, and nuclear programs.

Nonresident Fellow John Austin and Elaine Dezenski unpack how domestic investments can be creative tools to strengthen democracy.

Dutch and American publics do not see China’s economic growth as beneficial and view the country as a security threat.

Mass arrests have reduced crime in the short-term—but at a significant cost to human rights.

Recent polls find a geographic divide in the region when it comes to public perceptions of the conflict.