and mobilization, collectively organized forms of city cooperation began to emerge ... This period also saw the emergence of city networks designed to act as forums ... The era also witnessed the emergence of novel forms of city networking engagements

August 3, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Sibel Oktay , Paul Poast , Dina Smeltz , and Craig Kafura, REUTERS, Download Report (PDF), The Council's polling experts examine how American foreign policy experts think of the term "allies," and whether variations in thinking matter for US forei...

Data suggest that Americans accept some foreign civilian casualties as a necessary cost to counterterrorism, but Republicans and Democrats differ on willingness to use lethal force.

September 12, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Reuters, American feelings toward Russia and China are lower than during the Cold War, Council polling shows., Key Findings, On a 0-100 scale, American feelings toward both Russia (22) and China (32) are at the lowest levels ever ...

The US-led postwar international order is being tested in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz and in the shrewd calculations of governments from New Delhi to Helsinki.

September 28, 2022, RESEARCH Report, USDA, Download Report (PDF) Download Summary (PDF), The Council convened a task force to provide recommendations to advance the goals of the 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health., The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Heal...

Ravi Agrawal, Susan Glasser, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

November 12, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), The public generally does not see current US trade policies toward China as benefiting Americans., The 2023 Chicago Council Survey, conducted September 7–18, 2023, finds Americans concerned abou...

March 11, 2019, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Caroline Kaeb and David Scheffer, Download Summary (PDF) Download Report (PDF), This paper provides recommendations for corporate engagement with public policy issues for societal objectives., Introduction, Business is “expected to lead” and be a “tr...

October 18, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura and Sara McElmurry, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Despite the Trump administration’s approach to immigration, survey data reveals growing support for a pathway to citizenship for unauthorized workers., Views of Immigrants and Re...