A search for the next generation of Midwestern voices on US global engagement

In advance of the the Council's America at 250 Global Forum, experts share how changes in American leadership, alliances, and global engagement shaped the nation’s first 250 years—and what the current moment reveals about the next.

The fallout from the removal of President Pedro Castillo has revealed a young democracy in dire straits.

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

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

As the coronavirus pandemic begins to quickly spread across the globe, Council experts assess public opinion around about the virus and its impact.

Midwest biking activists are using a grassroots strategy to highlight the lack of secure bike infrastructure in the region.

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

"Whether one loves Donald Trump or hates him, this daring operation shows what leadership in the executive branch looks like," Council Board Member Richard Porter writes following the US intervention in Venezuela.

Sixty-one percent of the US public is uneasy with only the president having the power to authorize the use of nuclear weapons.