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

If the United States and China are competing over global public opinion, who’s winning, and where?

To be suspicious of Iraq was part of the American zeitgeist long before 2003, survey data show.

The pandemic's impact on agriculture will be significant and long-lasting.

Jordan is seen as a stable country in the Middle East. There are concerns the Israel-Hamas war could change that.

Both the United States and Germany are seeing evolving economies in their respective "rust belts," formerly robust engines of the industrial era.

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

As the new administration deemphasizes global engagement, sister cities such as Chicago and Mexico City show walls can't destroy the bridges cities have built.

We share our top picks for books to read in the weeks ahead that delve into what sort of world might emerge when the pandemic has passed.

Global cities are products of a liberal world order that is under threat from the rise of populist nationalism, protectionism, and growing authoritarianism.