October 13, 2022, RESEARCH Report by Xiangming Chen, Reuters, Even as the war in Ukraine creates risks, the extensive city-based CEFT network remains resilient from its continued expansion, improved infrastructure, and operational adaptability., China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will offic...

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Pickering Former Under Secretary of State, Political Affairs U.S. ... political attention on food and hunger issues. ... Politics continue to dissipate the pressure for reform.

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This week, the Chicago Council Survey team updates public opinion on COVID-19 from the United States, Japan, Canada, France, Italy, the UK, Brazil, and Nigeria.

September 22, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Ted Shaffrey / AP, Download Report (PDF), But partisan divisions on strengthening the institution have reached a new 50-year high., As the United Nations reaches its 80th anniversary this year, the spirit of cooperation and multi...

October 13, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Topline (PDF), With Xi Jinping poised to receive a third term at the 20th Party Congress, American opinion of China has never been worse., Key Findings, American views of China remain at record lows: 32 on a 0-100...

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