November 1, 2012, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Energy independence is seen as very important bymore Americans than preventing nuclear proliferation, combating international terrorism, and maintaining superior military power worldw...

December 6, 2012, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, Simon Foot, Download Report (PDF), While the midwestern public is somewhat divided on specific reforms, those who have accurate information about shifting immigration flows and changing labor needs express majority ...

February 8, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Courtesy US Dept. of Agriculture, Download Report (PDF), The US-Japan relationship faces significant challenges in the rise of China and the inauguration of Trump. However, decades of polling show the bilateral alliance also has de...

The Global Economy Dialogue Series brings together economists, business executives, and policy leaders for candid, high-level conversations on economic policy and global finance. Chaired by Brent Neiman, the Edward Eagle Brown Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Bu...

A US oil blockade has brought Cuba to the negotiating table. That gives Washington an “extraordinary opportunity” to influence the island’s trajectory and its relationship with the United States. Will Trump’s power play get in the way?

While many pass quickly without threatening existing power struc- tures and leaders ... Emergency human- itarian assistance, including emergency food aid, is necessary ... The Arab Spring highlights some of the risks auto- cratic leaders face when

Sheila Bair, George Bush’s appointee to the FDIC, joins Deep Dish to examine what we learned from the 2008 global financial crisis.

October 3, 2017, RESEARCH Report by Craig Kafura and James Dingwall, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Chicago Council Surveys conducted over the last several years (2014-2017) show remarkable stability of American opinion towards the Iran nuclear deal, both before and after the agreement was offic...

Samuel Kling examines the governability of urban areas in times of riots and pandemics.