Threats like water scarcity, urbanization, and climate change require governments to be flexible, and to build flexibility into their institutions.

The United States is perceived as a greater threat around the world, is unable to convince its own public of what it has deemed a threat (China) and will struggle to enlist the help of allies.

Polling on holiday greetings dates back to 2004, when Fox News host Bill O’Reilly launched the "War on Christmas" narrative into American society. But which holiday greetings do Americans prefer?

An essay about food insecurity and child hunger by the Council's Roger Thurow.

Is a pernicious form of economic inequality the inevitable consequence of becoming a globally powerful city?

The Council's Michael H. Moskow shares his insights on why Paul A. Volcker was critical in breaking the back of inflation in the 1970s and 1980s.

Economic globalization has revitalized many once struggling cities (think New York, Singapore, Shanghai, and London) and created or re-created metropolises like Doha, Dublin, and Frankfurt. 

Although US President Donald Trump is quite unpopular in Mexico, Mexican views of the US-Mexico relationship are not as negative as their views of Trump.

We all share in the cost of lower education, reduced labor productivity, and escalating health care costs.